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The happy day. had been fixed for à Mon- day, but a week or so before the ceremony he urged her to put it off until the following Thursday. Though puzzled, she agreed, but wanted to known the reason.
Snothin'" he said: "fact is, I've been calculating and I find that the date for our golden wedding will fall on a Sal'day, and thar'd never do as that's the night Fll be going to lodge if I join.”
SHADOWS BEFORE.
Coming Events Advertised In The Mail.
ENTERTAINMENTS.
November 28.-Coronet Theatre; "Orphans of the Storm."
Mary Pickford in "Through the November, 28-Star Theatre:
Back Door."
WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 18 19:3
CHARIVARIA.
SATURDAY TO MONDAY FEELING.
Sugar still booming atatea the China Mail. Very sweet of it, |
St.
Everything points to the Andrew's Balt being a real success.
FREE $50 PRIZE.
VOTING CONTEST RESULT.
POPULAR CHRISTIAN NAMES.
is peculiarly great at the prosent moment. With a knowledge of the Colony extending some years we cannot ever remember having know ledge of so many institutions giving odrisiderate reign to the artistic impulso. Not perhaps to be clasood as an institution, but to be regarded ag quali, was the recent exhibition of what is angesarily called classical dancing. To see young children interpreting in sinuous and
November 28.-World Theatre beautiful movements, certain poetic
A speaker at a Mary Miles Minter in "The Heart fancies, was a privilego not to be
RIGHTEOUS. Cambridge Uni- Specialist."
November 28--The Grand Fivo hundred doctors on versity debate lightly considered,' and benefits|
which decided by Theatre; Frank Mayo in "The Lancashire panel list havo resigned.coupon agreeing most nearly with
Bolted Door." lightly dismissed or assayed. a by a two to one majority "That....
December I to 8.-Star Theatre; own Philharmonic the influence of the Press on
public opinion is increasing and A. Carpi presents The Italian
An English parson says that a Society busy reaching to their own is to be deplored," said it was the Grand Opera Co.
"'dama" or two would clear the air standard of perfection in the music duty of the Press to preach righte-
December 3-Theatre Royal; at deacons meetings. Also the Piano Recital by Mr. Harry Ore, meetings.
We have our
of the moderns and the ancients. Last evening the Hongkong Male Voice Choir gave pleasure by their renderings of part song music. Our Amateur Domatic Club in an art which it is good to know is not being neglected, is busy with its 0000000 | farthcoming production
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and Clubs exist to help and encour age artistic impulses. They deserva all the good things that can be said of them, and all the encoungement they should have. It is not, so far)
NESS.
Hongkong
Amateur
Down with Impure Liquor is a burning question."
Another Doo Strike.
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December 8-10-12-15-Theatre Royal,
Harbour Improvement Dramatic Club presents the famous Schome is likely to land the Colony Robot Play the "R.U.R." 9.15 p.m. in Deep Water.
SPORT.
ousness. Righteousness exaiteth a nation it is stated, either in the 9.15 p.m.. Bible or the Prayer Book, and doubtless will exalt the Press. Unfortunately as a topic rights ousness can easily be exhausted. Besides which If the world hap pened to be righteousness there might be no need for newspapers, or only a few of them. The Man chester Guardeak was not so long ago complimented on the fact that it made righteousness readable, to which all who know and read the paper will testify, Listen to what Burns says:--
The rigid righteous is a fuul, The rigid wise another
The Chinese ADOPTION. Y.M.C.A. has a scheme of adopt-
as we can see it, a question of Arting boys. There is a temendous for Art's sake that urges them ou, number of Chinese boys engaged as but art for the sake of use in other apprentices in various occupations who do not receive a cent piece for worda, of life.
whatever they do. The Association gets in touch with these chaps and so far as it is able looks after their moral welfare. A donation of $5 a year "adopts" a boy. Here is an excellent opporturnly for many a batchelor free from care, to become a "Father." Send your name and $5 and go about the Colony with a sense of feeling that you are of some use after all in the world.
Domain:".........this is
R. U. R. our last hour, we are already speaking half in other world. It was not an evil dream to shatter the servitude of labour. Of the dreadful and humiliating labour that man had to undergo. Work was too bard, life was too hard.”
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We have hope for MODESTY ourselves and the world when we hear
To-day's Poem
(The Puppels Tuke a Curtain Call.)
of acts of modesty espécially where gifts of money are concerned. It Ladies and Gentlemen was therefore encouraging to read And children too,
December 1.-Next Tourna- "Puritanism," Bays Father ment of the Hongkong Boxing Dagan, "mnsformed Morrie Eng- Assen, at the Theatre Royal land into a fand of cypics, possi- Club's extra gymkhana.
December 1.-Hongkong Jockey miata, calamity hawlers, hedgehogs, and iceberge. Of course, we are King's Farewell Football match not quite sure, but we don't think at Sookunpo ground, 4 p.m. Father Degan likea Puritans..
December 2.-The Clarkchallenge-cup-to-be-played the unearthing of some men's for at Fanling.
winter clothes reminds them of buy December 9-The Royal Hong-gone days. korg Golf Club St. Andrew's v. St. George's match.
SOCIAL.
"Jasper
at
November 29-Musicale Helena May Institute, 5.30 p.m.
December 3-Lantern Lecture at Helena May Institute by Col. C. W. Davy, C.M.G., 5.30 p.m.
BAZAAR. December 3.-Sale of Roses for the Poor of St. Vincent de Paul.
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Quite us interesting as the firml and providing just as much enter- tainnient for competitors, the second of the China Mail voting contests for popular boys' Christian names has been completed and we take pleasure in announcing the name of the winner to whore we are sending ja olequg for $50, together with our congratulations. The prize for the the choice of all the competitors, is awarded to
Mr. P. Morales,...
Post Office,
Hongkong.
The correct solution, arrived af by the total votes sont in by all the competitora, is as follows:-
1. RICHARD.
2. ALBERT.
9. PHILIP.
4. DAVID.
5. JOSEPH.
6. CECIL..
7. HERBERT.
8. ANTHONY.
9. SAMUEL, 10. DUNCAN,
Judging by the majority of A London woman kissed a horse coupons, competitors had little diffi- on the nose and landed in a police culty in forecasting the tom moal court. Quite right; the Empire's popular names from the list of national resources should be con- twenty. As usual, the spice of the served.
contest was in placing the names in such order as to tally with the With all these projected Piers our choice of the whole poll. The voting Harbour should become quite was exceedingly close and a few aristocratic.
votes one way or the other would have been capable of bringing out an entirely different solution.
men's Guild and M. C. L's Grand Lloyd George as England's greatest
December 8.--Hongkong Wo-
Lord Birkenhead describes Mr. Fête and sale of work in the grounds of Government House, has it a terminological inexacti- man. As Mr. Winston Churchill p.m.
tude.
AUCTION.
November 29.-Lammert Bros., woollen and Tweed suitings and overcoatings, Sales Rooms, II a.m. December 3-Lammert Bros., miscellaneous goods, Sales Rooms,
11 am.
MEETING,
that that Prince of beggars, Who of course are little ladies and Society for the Prevention of Lord Kuntsford has revealed
a remandable case of generosity gentlemen. showing that an anonymous So are we,
And for that matter philanthropist who was " in no wise
a very rich man" had offered to And we ate what duplicate every gift to the London All children ought to be, Hospital before January 1, up to Seen but not heard... £80,000. This method is generally The voice you suppose to be our productive of an inflow of dona- Is really our master's voice; tions and we sincerely trust a ready Our sighs, our tears, our prayers, response will be forthcoming and Our heroic bearing,
that Hongkong will be represented We owe to him who pulls the inspite of what some of our public- stringa; spirited residents have done. We l'And the noble thoughts we express wonder if any local record exists
so eloquently
in Hongkong for silent charity. Are all his too. Human nature being what it is, We ourselves are thoughtless, and as someone has indicated, Block-beads in fact, Charity being a cheap advertise-We are literally descended ment, we can understand that From a family tree, it must be hard not to let the world. And if our gestures and your left hand, know what Are a bit wooden, your right is doing. Shall we ever This is the reason. reach a stage in our extstence when Yet why should we
concerns as the London Apologise to you Hospital will never have occasion Human beings continually, to appeal for oncy! For being puppeta,
such
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was no telling which of the first So close was the voting that there
five would ecine out on top: On the other hand, there were no
Down with impure liquor seems violent fluctuations in the order sa to be a sort of bottle cry.
the votes wero registered on the charts. The favorites gradually established a small lead and retained An exchange of Chin Chins will it. Except for the fact that Albert take place at the Boxing Tourna-led. Richard by a couple of marks or ment on Saturday.:
November 29.-Annual General Meeting of the Hongkong
Cruelty to Animals at Messrs. Jardine Matheson's board room, I advocate a closer alliance be- 5.30. p.m.
tween the Churches and Thomas December 12-Hongkong Cook & Son, says the Rev. J. A. Jockey Club, half-yearly general Patten. The right ticket. meeting, Hongkong Club Annex, '5 p.m.
· LOCAL AND GENERAL.
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Lighting-up time to-day is at 5.38 p.n.
Exchange on London is 2/356; on Shanghai 6934.
so and that Philip and David tied for a abort period, there were hardly Definition: Golf:-Billiards gone any "jumps" to record. At the end, to gruas.
the first five were all close together. with Cecil a fair sixth. Herbert, Anthony and Samuel were not far behind but Duncan was only a moto- mate choice for tenth with all the non-placed naines at regular inter- vals throughout, in the following Mr. Lansbury thinks that of all order, viz. Vincent, Lionel, Gor the humbug and hypocrisy in this Roland, Basil,
don, Edgar, Oscar, Jeoffrey
Clement world, the religious services in Eustace. Of these, the only one to prisons are the worst. Perhaps show any promise after a bad start they are too confined.
was Lionel, which was moved up three places na the result of the last
It is not often that a Mason batch of coupons. becomes an organist.
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"Lady Autor's Drink Bill" is the heading in a morning contempor- Gande Price and Co. advertise ary. We were under the impreg
| hampers for the festive season,
Cricket Notes will appear in to-morrow's issue of the China Mail.
sion that Lady teetotaler.
Astor
Was
Mr. Lloyd George during his visit | Preparatory to their departure, to America met Charlie Chaplin. It
the 2nd Battalion King's Regi- is all to the good that our moving ment are at present under canvas jactors should fraternise,
Shall we ever reach a stage when when as the great Showman of the on Murray Parade ground.
sickness and disease will be a crime? Not whilst we have impure Hiquor someone murmurs, and we must perforce agree.
we possess artistic impulse. next best thing to creation is appre
"The honourable ciation, and cucouragement of our AMENDED. member” cried a HONGROSO WIDERADAY, Nov. 28, 1973. artists is but one step removed from
member of the artistry. That follows. Our uppre carry food to pigs."
Government bitingly," is not fit to eintion of a book may be dictated When the Speaker insisted on by the nature of its story or its an apology the offender amended
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ARTISTIC IMPULSE.
You too are only players. Globe once said,
-MADGE ANDERSON, in "The
f
Heroes of the Puppet Stage."
WEATHER CALENDAR.
NOVEMBER 28.
The life even of the meanest man reasoning, but unconsciously his insult by announcing his regret
And if we in the conviction that the writer and admitting that the honourable 1758.
member 'is fit to carry food to
can be
Not a day passés THE TRUTH. but what we learn something; some
Thus has it
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SMALL
POX.
FIGHTING HONGKONG'S
--EPIDEMIC.
INTERESTING EXPERIMENT.
and
With the small pox returns in-- creasing every week, Hongkong's
The China Mail has received a Strike of Sailmakera, Another health officials are redoubling their copy of "Scales from the Dragon," "breeza.
a selection of Verses from "The Queen's College, Hongkong. It is have been the Nip-peu strike, Yellow Dragon," the magazine of The Nippon strike should hoped to make this the subject, of a ∙special review.
SOGIAL AND PERSONAL
On Friday, His Excellency the Governor will dine with Hon. Mr. Stephen, before proceeding to the St. Andrew's Bail.
surely
A Sydney music seller who ran out of the latest song hit put the following notice in his window "Yes, I have no "Yes We Have No
Bananas.
LOVE.
The King caught cold on coating to town, and was very ill, but the gout, which had Dover beau at court above twice in his reign, camé, seized his foot a little, and. The thiid and last of the practice has promised him at least five reels for St. Andrew's Ball took or six years more-that is, if place at the City Hall yesterday. be will take care of himself; It was very well attended and was but yesterday, the coldest day most enjoyable. The Ball takes When dainty flowers, winsome pats
place on Friday night;"' we have left;"ho' would go
Sweet scenta diffuse, nice tricks into the Drawing-room, as if His Excellency the Governor in-
display. he was fond of showing the vited the following, to meet Dame
The love for rose, for dog, for cat A moment stays-then flies away:
love long;
drowned
new stick he is forced to walk Adelaide Anderson, at lunch to The love of women and of men We see a fine white rost Sir Claud and Lady Severn, Hon. The mem'ries of the past are with.--Walpole.
day at Government House: Hon. Too oft dies young, though some aver the grase this morning: Mr. and Mrs. Halifax, and Sir and I suppose you have rub William and Lady Brunyate. In new-found loves, in jazz, în bed your hands and cried "Ob Lauk, how cold it is! twenty times before I write this.Fitzgerald. Geldeston. Beccles.
On Saturday, His Excellency the song.. Governor will be present at the
.... is poem. rogerd poetry as one of the arts, as has written something-baa used pigs." we must, then we must conclude language that has caught our that the impulse for the Guer things imagination, and painted for us a of life is deep-rooted, hidden, 'picture that lives in our memory -perhaps never to be revealed, in The subject of a picture entranced
cach of uq. Parenta, many of them us, but unconsciously again the art fact is impressed upon us; some anconsciously, and following it used and exercised in colouring has burning point settled for all time. Wo rise up at times and say vogue place opportunities helped us not a little in our feeling"Now, we know." in the way of their children to of appreciation. Examples in other been decreed that clerks are sequire a grounding in the two most directions could be given, and it workers. We do not know how the popular forms of artistic impulse only nooda a little thought to prove fraternity will take it. And it 1844.
vast army of the black coated masic and painting, and many of us the simple truth of our contention. matters not: they are workers. Of elders have cause to be thankful for The artistic impulse therofum is to be that there is no passible shadow of the guiding of our early stops into cultivated; encouraged, and where of doubt whatever.
doubt, no possible probable shadow The Chief pathe that later, an have led to ever necessary directed in right Justice of Melbourne has said it and enjoyment of the spirit and a finer channels-for there
that settles it. Said he: "It was at and truer conception of life and its prostitution of the artistic impulse ployees were not workers:
fallacy to assume that clerical em- numberless possibilities. Each home leading to all forms of debasement course we all know that it used to in some farm or another bears of artistry. When, as in the life of be said that workers meant evidence of these artistic impulses. our own community, there only those who worked with their is hands, but that was alleant." We It may be in the pictorial evidences organised in
bands of don't know how the news will be on the walls, the over-present piano-enthusiasts, those whose object it is received in Hongkong. Probably farte, and even the quality of the to give in united form the results of it will cause not a ripple of ex-Thy love shall chant its own beati-Battalion de stay in the Has wrecked many a kindly heart;
excitement For there are no clerks.tudos, things with which-perforcowo- their efforts, whether we feel that All our cleres Merantie After its own life-working-A emround ourselves. To be con- such things she not for us because sistants-a much grander, a less
child a Kisa -aciona izf-the-boonty of poetry-sub-w-cannot-understand-them-or-they meaner sound than clerk. It Is Set on thy sighing lipa shall make
then glad typically. Hongkong, akin to the mitted Robert Blatchford, is an have no direct appeal, it is a duty fact that soon after a chap whose A pat man served by then shall evidence that one is a post. To we owo such organisations, and father at home is a carpenter, "the make theo strang : have a liking for the thinge that are ourselves as well, to give them that old man pater in Hongkong Than shalt be served thyself by beautiful, even though we may not encouragement, which their di merchant! its more Impressive Or Service which then renderest.
language, develops into a Timber ponade the bility necessary to interestal motive deserve, Hang- and so to speak can't be sown create them, surely a wigs, that long's opportunity in this direction througal
Little
of
LOVE.
every sense
BROWING
Boxing Tournament at the Theatre The love slow-grown for bosom Royal. During the course of the
friend
evening His Excellency will pre-Long lingers in our daily life; sent to their Commanding Officer, A scene, a word, a thought reminds the trophy which is being present Of him now free from worldly ed to the King's Regiment by the strife. Boxing Association, as a mark of
appreciation is support of this The love of parents for their child Colony
Iaso Khaxmatio Pain
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The baby cries the youth at
pranks
Do haunt their lives, till, they
depart.
stiff nook is soon eased and rheome-But love refund of man and wife tia pain in arms and aboulders Oft cause the living one to party Sapporo Chatobarian Pain For Comradeship enjoyed for Balm farebbed on the aching spot. 1. feels good to the skin, pasetratos ardek}" in years,
to the very cost of pain, sortiering the "Tis hard to miss-so be dep pressure and the pain is gone.." Sold and
recommended srscywhere,
efforts to combat. the epidemic. Vaccination is the chief weapon
against contagion, and this the Sanitary Board officers have DOW organized in a very thorough manner. Not only are they vac Colony, but they are also vaccinat cinating about 6,000 daily in the ing people before they arrive here. Official vaccinators are now board- ing Canton river steamers as they leave Hongkong and vaccinating
passengers on the retur journey. The vaccinator who came down from Canton with the "Kinshan" yesterday vaccinated. 678 out of the 700 passengers on board. This eminently successful result will doubtless lead to the ex- periment being extended. Need- less to say the shipping companies are co-operating very cordially with the health officials.
the
CANTON WAR:
LITTLE CHANGE IN SITUATION.
Although nos entirely out of dán--
ger, Canton is in no imminent fear of invasion. There is little change to record, no big battle having taken: place.. Neither has there been any important strategis more.
The only factor of significance is the reported recapture by Bun's trooper at Shek Tan, thy station after Slaktong furn this aide. Evidently, Bun has been able to recuperate and reorgantes his troops who are now
has a given as its versing that taking up the offensive, he pro
Shele Tan was unimptant and un teauble from a military point of view, hence the retiral on Sheklung. 20klé la téal report is Chad Bum is maewing all the availkola Tumm troops on this front.