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It is a Je-
bring their own message whether eight hours of physical activity being wo believe in them or not. Winter followed by evening classes and
lecturen. A with its hugh of rest contains the Christ Day with its message of good will and peace-Strip-it-of-all- the illusory, encumbrances that like barnacles on an old ship, have clung to it, it still exios out its ancient message the world over. It is in the nir creating its own atmosphere; it finds itself in the countless acts of remembrances whether by word or deed, which we hope come from the heart. It seems easy to be charitable just at this time and so to sustain tho feelings ener gemented-if we would but try. A thought for our own; for those near and far-away, and the many who are outcast, friendless, and hopeless everybody. Nothing sums it up better than the wards of Tiny Tim. and because the thought behind them is all-embracing let us quote
them :-**
"God bless us everyone."
Wit
Like Willie bad
mirror And be linked the back all off, Thinking in his childish error Iould oure the whooping cough. At the funeral Willie's mother," Badly said to Mrs. Brown, "It was a chilly day for Willie Went the mercury went down."
MONDAY DEUEMBER
It was the ability to smile in all, weathers and in the teeth at every bardahlp, mad i disappointment that enabled Tammy Atking to win the War. Not all our heroce hall read their Stevenson, but they know better. than to walk among their nice and show no glorious toorning [sco,"
One of the important features of this system is in connection with the Borstal Association, which pakce arrangements for the recap- tion and employnient of the lads and girls on their release and for their supervision, to help them live an honest and industrious life and avoid bad company. markable and noteworthy fact that, at a time when employment is you and that recurs again and again,
"Why don't you notoriously hard to obtain, and giving you pleasure. The question
MISS FORTUNE work.
பற்பதர் when the many dangers of unem-16 prompted by the fact that a new
CALLS. said the kind old í playinent are only too obvious, the literary paper is inviting its readers Association reports that more than to send in what they think is the
gentleman to the sevcuty in every hundred of its finest sentence in English prose. A tamp. 'Fortune knocke at cvory; 'Yes, sir, I charges are doing well. Moreover, specimen is given-n very laug one body's door once." even of those who have been at from Donne. It seems a very inter- know, said the to up; but he liberty over eleven years, including esting sort of request and readers knocked at any door hen I wasn't the difficult vers during and in- should find delight in referring back in, and ever since he has sent bis mediately following the war, more to the books they real and noting daughter, fiss Fortune! than 60 per cent. have not again the lines which arrested their atten come into conflict with the law,
tion. A friend gives the following which he says he can use for exalta- tion, for resignation, even for com- fort.
Our stay-at-somo conkers will Have you a favourite have to learn the same lesson if we FAVOURITE sentence? A seure ever going to get back to peace
tance that appeals to and prosperity.
To-day's Poem.
Has the question of On the whole, there is no doubt
TRAFFIC: adequate traffic control been considered in ita that the system bas made, and is
relation to the future. At the making, for the happiness and good of those brought under its influence. It is, "Sorrowing most of all for moment it is, to say the least so far Thanks to the work of the institutes, the words which he spake, that they as pedestrian traffic is concerned, a large numbers of men and women should see his face no more." And conglomerative, chaos. Daily it gets who would otherwise most likely he says if that won't do, what about worse, and if our population in- have been the cause of persistent this? I have of late (but where crenges in the future the matter injury and misery to themselves und fore I know, not) lost all my mirth, must be brought to a head. Has Lure of the Pen..
others have in the last twenty-ape forgone all custom of exercises; and, the question of sub-ways been con- As ancient as the rocks of Egypt years been guided in the direction indeed, it goes so heavily with my aidered? Must we always be con or the classical papyrus or the of a life of normal activity, Buch disposition that this goodly frame, tent with rickshas, trim-cars and canons of the American West, is the results bear testimony, louder than the earth. semis to me a sterile even motor-cars? Is not an under- turp of the peù, the desire to picture could be borne by any word of promontory; this most excellent ground-railway a necessity or likely the thoughts and deeds of our in mouth, to their value and also to the canopy the air, look you this brave to be? And if Kowloon is to have
labouts of the sign and symbol. From the prinui- quiet
mayerhanging firmament, this majesti tram-cars-should they not be over- tive days of crude cutting on the associates throughout England and cal roof fretted with golden fire, head! rocks to the modern highly develop- Wales who are devoting themselves why, it appears no other thing to ed, typed, dictaphoned, printed to this work of assisting these young me but a foul and pestilent con- gregation of vapours." But, how word has run the thread of man's men and women so in need of irresistible desire to reourd deeds of helping hand.
can you have a best? How can you sny that one of these is better than valour, to exploit now discoveries,
the other? to record impressions, to crystallize
It is a fascinating gaine. We can thought, in the written sign. The spoken word has sunk into silence
A Going Concern think of one or two that may not be away in the great spaces, but the CHARIVARIA. Tho Conservative good, but to us, have their own Government. interest. There is Keats' "I stood written or carved symbol bas endured, to be banded on, examin-Cigarettes are nasty things. You tip-toe upon a little hill, Chester- ed. proved and treasured.
takto to a pipe and stick to it, sayston's best line-"Over the Hills Look
Otherwise it will and far away," that one from the The lure of the pen is innate, an Mr. Baldwin. instinct inextricably interwoven full out of your mouth.
Bible For He giveth His beloved with the history of mankind and The cement trade has not as asleep," and a few baunting lines tremendously significant. It is whole adopted a policy of pro- from Tennyson's "Crossing the fastered, not only by the wide-paganda to educate the potential Bar." spread, childish desire to sea one's consumer in the uses of cement.- name and work in print, but to a fur Mr. G. A. Watson (Chairman, Ship
Mr. Henry Ford is greater extent by the generous Canal Portland Cement Company). CARS. credited with the inten- 1779. desire to share with others but has Concrete examples are of cours
tion of turning out 10,000 come to the writer. Perlings it is needed.
ears every day. As the production but a flash of colour nerass the drab- A combination is proposing to of a Standard Car at this rato must: new of everyday monotuuy, or develop the candle-making industry necesarily be a matter of cheapness, sparkle of humour to brighten the on a large scale. The new combine, the time seems not for distant arrow ways of routine, or perhaps Candles, Ltd., has a capital of when overy person in the whole
(Warning.) Look out how you use proud words. When you let proud words go, it is not easy to call them back. wear long boots, hard boots; they walk off proud; they can't hear you calling- out how you use proud words.
CARL SANDBURG.'
They
WEATHER CALENDAR.
DECEMBER 24.
The deluge, which your lady- ship calls mild weather, as I suppose Noah did the moment his pair of peacocks ceased croaking for more rain, bas brought back my gout.-
Walpole.
QoomGœOMONOMNOMONONDOWONG it is a glimmer of the light. that is £8,500,000. and will give 10% world will possess a car. It Hong1609. At night home to supper, and i
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Hongkong weather can never be said to be a frost.
imagine 100,000 motor cars in the Colony. There will then not be a housing problem, but a garage pro- blem:
The Philharmonic The Pu Society is one of our oldest local organiza-
abend, Whatever treasure has better light. It will be difficult to kong's population is 400,000- come to the universal thinker is not snuff this. half vahe optil it is recorded: for The statement is made that Afr. Ford means to turn out 10.000 cars He evidently means us to And the treasure need not be a day. altogether new or unknown to be have a rattling good time.
Many a man who visite a dentist worth recording. A thousand others may have discovered a similar goll (Icses his nerve. nugget idea; indeed it many be lying at this moment pressed between the
It is emphasised that a number tions. It was formed in 1881 wat covers of many books: but the urge of the pen need not on that account of Doctors and Nurses from the bad and uninterrupted career until 1667. be denied. Polish the nugget and Government Civil Hospital attended 1914. The Society when originally give it to the world; and someone the Police Ball. The promoters of formed was known as the "Hong- will seize upon it eagerly and say the Ball seem to have been very kong Choral Society" but this appears to have been changed to the That's exactly what I was think-pessimistic.
Christmas is a season of piety woHongkong Philharmonic Society" ing." As the Autocrat of breakfast- table fate said in speaking of some are told. Mince-piety we should in 1895. verses: "I an almid that halienll it. mankind would accuse me of steal-
The productions that have been To-day's Pulsating Thought-given under the auspices of the Bociety since 1861 include H.M.S. ing their thoughts, if I printed To-morrow will be Christians.
"Vonizelos wanted back" says a them"; and again, "Now I never wrote a good line in my life but China Mail heading, Greece seems the moment after it was written it to be melting again! ·· Reened a hundred years old."
liappily for the wielders of the pen, the polishing of nuggets is far from being an egoistical occupation.
it being now very cold, and
NEW YEAR GIFT.
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The Chine Moit has plénauro in announcing, another fim vating contest. Last week the list of pictures was chosen from amongst those recently screened at the Coronet. Films thub have figured in recent pro grammes at the World have been selected this week. The prize is $50-secure it as Your Now Year gift. Full details and the coupon will be found in this issue. Entrance is free and voters can attempt as anany coupons as they like. The re bult is decided by competitors themselves and will be 30- nounced in the China Mail of Wednesday weak.
This Wednesday, we will publish the result of last week's competition.
SHADOWS BEFORE.
Coming Events Advertisod
In The Mail.
ENTERTAINMENTS.
December 24-Coronet Theatro; "Penrod."
December 24.-Star Theatre; "Scrooge"; "Bill Apperson's Boy and "The Boat."
December 24-World Theatre; "The Love Brand," and Football Match Review,
December 24--The Theatre;" Way Down East."
SOCIAL.
Grand
January 24-Fancy Dress Ball st Peak Club, 9.15 p.m.
OTHER MEETING.
generat January 3.-Annual meeting of the Royal Hongkong. Golf Club (Ladies' Section), at Helena May Institute, 11.a.m..
LOCAL AND GENERAL.
.*.There will be no issue of the China Mail to-morrow, (Christmas Day) and on Wednesday the paper will be published at mid-day.
Fifteen cases of small-pox, all Chinese, were reported yesterday.
P.
Exchange on London is 2/33%;
in hopes of a frost, I begin on Shanghai 691⁄2- this night to put on a waist- coat, it being the first winter. in my whole memory that ever I staid till this day before I did so.-Pepys.
DECEMBER 25.
The Sailors of the British Fleet at Canton were entertained by the members of the British Chamber of Commerce on Friday last.
The time of the Christmas-Day. Service at the Union Church has Drauk soing burnt wine at been altered from II a.m. to 10.30 the Rose Tavern door, while am., to suit the convenience of the constables come, and two or naval party. three Bell-men went by, it
Yesterday, according to the- being a fine bright moonshine tuorning, and so home round Chinese. calendar, was Tung Chih, the city, and stopped and the Winter Solstice, one of the four dropped money at five or six big annual festivals, which was places, which I was the will celebrated in the usual way. This inger to do, it being Christ is also one of the settling days and mas day, and so home, and nothing untoward has been heard. find any wife in bed, and Jane of in Nam Pak Hong. and the maide making pyes.~ Peys.
Pinafore." Trial by Jury, The (Sorcerer, Iolanthe, The Gondoliers, Contrabandista, The Watchman, The Rose Maiden, The May Queen, Thirteen men are said to Lauda Sion, The Holy City, The In addi- WELL? have attended the meet- Ancient Mariner, Ruth.
ing called to hear a lec- tion to these, the following works Lest Judgment."* of rest is not far off--a time of satis-The world valnes twice over the ture on the League of Nations. lavo been performed at Concerts.
"Revenge," Lloyd's Even each in Time, that takes in thing which is lifted out of the com-Two hundred attended a meeting to Scphr's,
trust pony, whilst about fifty met to deal "Hero and Leander, Elgar's
Our youth, our joye, our all we "Banner of St. George," Dunhill's with golf problems,
have,
The China Mail.faction for the prosperous man; one
Borozano MONDAY, Dec. 21, 1923.
THE SEASONS.
of sadness for the one who knows that be has not accomplished what he set out to do. The leaves fall and it is the period of calm decay. and man realises that he is about to descend the hill of life. ...
Finally, Winter; with grey skies
monplace by being pictured in words discuss what constituted 2 China Stanford's
or colours. As Browning has it:
"For don't you mark? We're made
so that we love First when we see them painted,
things we have passed Perhaps a hundred times nor enred
to see.
better prison conditions for wayward
Tubal Cain," Benjammen's "Song
·
THE CONCLUSION.
ways,
When the steam-launch "Lai Hing
was alongside the Keng: Shan wharf near Sincer's, it is. alleged that an engineer employed on the vessel, by name of Tung Kwan-ping, stabbed a compatriot
with wounds in the left side of the. who has been admitted to hospital neck and the armpit.
On the Fourth Sunday in Advent, December 23, at St. John's. Cathedral, the Bishop of Victoria admitted to Friest's Orders the
B.A. of Gonville and Caius College, Cambridge. The preacher was the Rev. P. Jenkins, Principal of St. Andrew's Theological College, Canton Mr. Shaw is on the staff, of Holy Trinity College Canton. Previously to coming to China he was a master at Lancing College.
of the Western Men," MacCurn'e And pays us but with earth and
dust; 1.-There are Wreck of the Hespecas" 'and
Who in the dark and ailant grave, OBSERVATIONS, more valets in many others.
Londqu IN LONDON.
than
The Society was revived in 1922 When we have wander'd all our Rev. Reginald Dupre Shaw. M.C., there are trousers, after some 8 years inactivity and 2.The virtue of every English-gave its first concert on March 8th Shuts up the story of our days;
But from this earth, this grave, this man is that he is able to convince ils year.
dust, one that he is a gentleman even an such cases as he isa't..
Trust in God, My God shall raise me up, I trust. BIR WALTER RALEIGH. FROM MOHAMMED. yet tie the
camel's leg. He who bow no patience has no Faith is and-way between hope and fear.
Da i kindness, even if it be to a dog.
None of your can be called a trus believer till he loves for his brother The people of paradise are, for the most part, the simple-minded.
vices.
The Spring bere! Beautiful and starp piercing winds. We Spring! Everywhere be birds are approach the last chapters of innan
5.-London gets the better-grade opening, the trees are showing their fe. We see the old man with his The Borstal System." first green leaves. Spring has come pipe and the old womor with her
Now that the Borstal system in American travelier. Paris gets the with its soft breezes and brilliant knitting by the fireside telling their England has passed its inajarity rest
4.The Englishman makes having attained its twenty-first sunshine, and songs of the birds. gmnd-children stories of their youth.birthday a few weeks ago, it may be virtues of those things that the All nature seems to rejoice. So They are very happy and contented, of interest to pase in review anne American is pleased to regard as should be the springtime of life these old people; all their struggles of the results, in the direction of 6.The Englishman is well- brilliant, joyous, free from caro, fun and disappointments are over and boys and girls between the ages of mannexed; the Frenchman, polite.
6. The Englishman. assumes of hope and aspirations for the they are enjoying their simple sixteen and twenty-que, of this cut- future. But is it always thus? The
pleasures. The heart-aches of youth growth of the bumane ideals of Sir that the American is his equal. destroyed the young flowers, and the crual winds of adversity: many case. The days become shorter and which that at Borstal was the first,
lightly. But the year draws to its the primary idea, underlying the ever, that the American is his
inauguration of the institutions, of inferior.
7-England, is a democracy in threshold of life and mar the fair shorter. The trees are now quite was imply the segregation of young perfectly fitting evening clothon.
offenders from older prisoners, this 8. London is one of the few. promise of future happiness: yet, bare. And in the human life the
has expanded until to-day there is great capitals of Europe that is still practically nothing of the prison free from the influence of American we must not forget that for mome Losaperamente, "sweet are the uses
about their atmospheres. Not that bounders,
of adversity.!
faith.
late frosta and the biting winds have have gono; trouble passes them by Evelyn Ruggles-Brise. Although The latter goon convinces him, how. what he loves for himself.
embitter tho soul on the very
"Last-eceno of all-
That ende this strange eventful
history
In second childishness, and mers
oblivion."
It may bo because THE SILVER the dark days havo LINING. come, and human vitality is at its winter abb; but in sume quarters wÒ notice a return to that dreary strict disciplino is not maintained in 9-Rural England is so still and pessimism which has been the curse. The them, for it is, but that the whole quiet and peaceful that it always of the ofter-War years.
Well, it simply won't da purpose of those in charge is to seems to the stranger as if the folk It is Summer; the roses bloom,
bring about true reformation of the of the country were off fighting some world is full of troubles and most of the fruits begin to ripon and the
intatea and restore them to a cou-great war.
us have our own private cares to add car turns golden, Human life has Spring with its wakening mystery dition of thought and life where 10-English flowers are as formal to the gonem sum of anxiety, but ranched its prime the atruggles of of life Summer with its golden they can coce more enter society as as Englishmen themselves. There there is nothing whatever to be youth have passed; man is in the beauty; Autumn with its mellow responsable individuals with some is nothing nonchalant, nothing from gained by pulling, lang faces and and easy-about-them, as with the bolmving generally like muten at a renith of his health and strongip, fruitags: Winter with its hash of chance of making good.
here are today four of those flowers of other countries. They fineral Lilo tolls chcertainly, rejoicing in bus rent.
cine advertisement which in p work, looking forward to the harvest The lessons of the seasons are so reformatorio-three for boys and are stiff, erect, immobile. They are There used to be a patent medt-
one for girls. From them the old England. when ho shall reap the full reward obvious: if we will only take them prison rules and methods bave prac 11-Landon is the biobolor enthesis enjoined ita readers to try of his labour.
such. They, as we have attempt tically disappeared, and every year capital of the world. It combines the elect a mile. It was magi And now, Autumn fille the place ed to show aze but an epitome of mors and more progress is being the hard philosophy of Berlin with cal. The adzer drament had to be #ngoma" there would made toward regulatory system the gentle charm of Pariá
Ter donand for the
..
withdra
of Summer. The fruit le gathered, life. And in each of them are parti- almost wholly educative, The day's 12. No man has seen London hare
corn out and gamered, a time sular sub-asso to speak, that work is intentionally, a long-one, who bryd 4 geen its dayın.
A Potent play of a beautiful giri helpless and hopeless in the toils of a crafty schemer
"THE KILLER "
A THRILLER.
...
During the week ended Dec. 21, the local share market has shown a little more activity and advances. have to be recorded in Canton Ir- surances, China Sugars and Hong- Kong Lands. The Shanghai Market for Cottons" and" Docks" con- tinuesquiet. The Singapore Market for Rubber Shares remains dull and there has been very little share business, quotations being chiefly: nominal. The raw material is quot- ed in Singapore at 49 cents per Ib...
CHRISTMAS EVE AT SEX.
A wind is rustling south and soft," Cooing a quiet country tune, The calm sea siche, and far aloft The sails are ghostly in the mean. Unquiet ripples lisp and purr,
A block there pipes and chips l' the shove, The wheel-ropes jar, the reef-points stir Faintly-and it is Christmas Eve..
The bushed ten seems to hold her breath, And o'er the giddy, swaying spars," Silent and excellent as Death
The dim blue skies are bright with stars. Dear God-they shone in Palestino Like this, and you pale mooN ROTENS Looked down among the lowing kine On Mary and the Nazarene
JOHN MASEFI