ASSORTED CASES OF CHOICE WINES AND SPIRITS,
Case No. 1
Oase No.
Case No. 3
FOR
CHRISTMAS.
$35.00 Each entaining $40.00 1 dozen assorted bottles.
$50.00
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WINE & PIRIT MERCHANT -.
'Phone No. 616.
Powell
Wm.
Phone. O 3478.
We are offering the whole of our stock
of
FURS
AT
HALF PRICE.
DURING XMAS WEEK OUR STORE ́ WILL REMAIN OPEN UNTIL 6 P. M.
Use COLGATES Ribbon Dental Cream and Bandy Grip Shaving Sticks,
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HONGKONG.
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21 days only from 19th inst
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and
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and
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Xmas Gifts
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DEATH.
Hongkong, Monday, Dec. 21, 1923.
RECONSTRUCTION.
MONDAY, DECEMBER 21, 1925.
SHREDS AND PATCHES.
Thomas's
Hilf
In Yorkshire and Lancashire the mechanics in the shipyards, as well as the peasant in the paddy- field, is as vitally concerned, as those on the spot. We are all in the same boat. The need to pull St. Thomas's Day, December MUMS ago the mummer's together is evident. Once the
Dav. 21 is better
began their pere- lesson is learnt, we shall have the
OTHERWISE known, incer grinations an get together" feeling, and Can-DoLeanG DAY," lain districts ns Day,
90 Thomas's Hare and there in "Doleing: Duy," the Tagos Word these, oh! "Mumping" "Dhiy," or Courting time cipsoms are a vital part of Day."
It occurs at the winter Me life of the people, ons still hears politice, or as the old-time rhyme the mumming drum" represente?' Con St. Thomas's Day. In the
ten and Hongkong will not, see through a glass darkly but with the keen eye of sympathy and determination.
OBITUARY,
PASSING OF A WELL-KNOWN FIGURE
THE LATE MR. OXBERRY,
A very wide circle of friends and "acquaintances heard with sorrow news of the death on Saturday night of Mr. James Oxberry, proprietor of the Palace Hotel, Kowloon who passed away at the French Hospital after a leng illness. The news was not.
* it'
ray
St. Thomas gry; St. Thomas "Chronicles of Tenby" the text of ́one of tress drumas is, givon, want The longest night, and the although in sub,dance the idea is shortest day,
the same, it differed in the different Many of the old-time custeams of localities. The story of the [38 Thomas's Day have becoinemanning drum is that of St. obsolute, but in the North of corge and the dragon; and usually Bugand there still remain fow. alone six persons took part, ench being "got up to represent respect- voly St. George, the Grand Turk, the Doctor, Pather Christmas, Title Devil Doubt, elo. Com: mencing on St. Thomas's Day, the | hands of "mummera“ visitedi avery.
Thornhill. **Polaing Day" is Ball celebrated, for a notice will be
led in the village celul nu noon warders of the Thornhill Chuch will sit in the vestry to distribute the Thornhill Dole.
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widt
Room, room, brave gallants, give us For in this com, we wish now to
room to sport,
INDBOTË,
The ikea behind the gifts of house in the spective villages be altogether unexpected although either money or wheat was providfore Christum Eve, and entering after an operation two weeks ago. hopes were entertained for aing the wherewithal that the poorer short time of his recovery:
people should not be deprived of The late Mr. Oxberry, was the furmety on Christmas Eve. native of Yorkshire and came to Franety, or frundly, to give the Colony with the troops thirty years ago. After serving for & the feel pronunciation, is time on the staff of the Hongkong favourite dish at Christmas time they couched with the speech of Hotel he was employed at Messrs. with North Country people. Little Devil Doubt, uppealing to Gande Price and Co., Ltd. and writer, spanking of this customs in the puckets of their listeners for the last eight years was the the Yorksivire dales, says, "heHere come T. Little Devil Doubt, proprietor of the Palace Hotel very dead, turn, in their graves, the you don't give me money Kowloon.
He was known as a very keena of mety in every cottage
les folk hold, were there not a sweep you all.out. Buffalo and in fact, was the Fromety is made from road wheat, leader of it in the Far East; He
had reached the highest rank which sugar, nutmeg, and other possible in the Order in which he spios, acording to tiste, are add was known as Sir James Oxberry, ed R.OH. The late Mr. Oxberry was also a prominent Freemason.
ditions, called in three recognised experts who, as is generally known, speedily-evolved a plan of The late Mr. Oxberry was also reconstruction which has met very well known among the sport- ing community on account of his with the acceptarice of share great interest in the activities of holders and the approval of those the many Clubs he belonged to who, if they are not financiallye was a member of the Civil Service Cricket Club, Kowloon concerned in the firm itself, are Cricket Club, and the Kowloon interested in the general trade of Football Club, V.R.C., and Britain and anxious to see that H.K.J.C.. trade prosper.. Turning from swords to plough shares is no light
Children in the A-CORNING." North of England
|
you don't give me money Money I want, and money I crave',
I'll sweep you all out to the grave.
These "mmmming dramas" were
2
P.W.D., P.W.D.
are
very populun, and established bunda players went about the country. One such band of player was called still go "to Burden Tower on. St. Thomas's tlauf is bor kg."
from Day, -1510. begging. 10 door for wheat for fumety. In the South of England they go a Thong in ROAD-UP, you here still? Worcestershire, instead of on, the
Still with your stone- children beg for apples. This is splitting, ear-splitting drill,... what they sing :-
Still with your barrage of poor.
little lights, Wild, Walegal, through the town,
you've got any apples, throw Still in the daytime and stiller o
nights? them down, task but this has now been done day afternoon at the Jewish Up with the docking, and downSurely you starfed a twelvemonth
1
THE FUNERAL.
The funeral took place yester-"
under a system that should see cemetery, Rabbi T. Elias, assisted
with the shoe,
If you've got ho apples, money will
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....
Vickers regain its old supremacy, It is suggested that other in dustrial concerns must sooner or later imitate this reconstruction bers of the Order lined up round This is the best house in the town. step if they wish to recover even The Chief mourners were:
by Mr. D. S. Cubbar officiating. Following the Jewish ceremony, Mr. G. Sherriff conducted The jug is write, and the ale is R.A.0.B. service, with the mem-brown,
the grave,
..
ago****
All the traffic since then has:
been slowed up,
We hate to complain, but it's high
time, you know,
Someone showed up this busi-
ness of road-up.
H.K. UNIVERSITY.
INTERESTING FAREWELL
FUNCTION.
TRIBUTES TO DR. AND MRS.
TA FENTON.
in a modest degree their past. Messrs. I. L., W. and H. Golden- Mrs. H. Tullock, Mr. and Mrs. prosperity. There may be a les-burg, E. Abraham, A. Forbes, E. W. White and family, Mr. and don and a warning in all this for and N. Moses. Amongst others Mrs. J. Fraser, Capt. and Mrs. Hongkong. The days are apGLE.
present were: Members of the W. S. Turnbull, Mrs. and Mise.
Oriental, proaching when ledgers.. will be Grand Lodge, Sir James Oxberry, Westley, Mr. and Mrs, D. Rum- Provincial Hopwar, Mr. and Mrs. R. A. élosed, depreciation considered as and King Edward VII lodges of jahn, Mr. and Mrs. C. Bond, Mr. well as "getting asides," and the the R.A.OB., Brothers Sherriff and Mrs, Kynoch, Bod and Mrs. GOMES.-At his residence. No, 8, time will arrive when sharehold Simons, Tate (W.P.), Stephens Burnett, Mr. and Mrs. R. H. (Provincial Grand Frimo) Shannon, Mr. and Mrs. G. W. C. Humphrey's Avenue, Kowers will be called together to con- (WP.) Dear, Jacobs, Edging Charles, Mr. and Mrs. M. Black,
The final meeting for this year loon, Joao. J. Gomes, late of sider reports of directors of the ton, Holmes, Cook, Drabwell Mrs. J. McLeod,
of the Arts Association of the Kowloon Docks. Funeral
Kelly, Boswell, Wood, Sleep, Best, will take place to-morrow, companies in which they are in-Woodland, Stone, Pillage, A. FLodge, B.A.0.B., Brethren of the Hall, of the University on Thurs- Also by the Sir James Oxberry Hongkong University in the Great December 22 The cortège terested. No one denies the fact Johnstone, R. Johnstone, Tollan, R.A.0.B., Stonecutters, Brethren day afternoon, took the form of a will pass the Monument at that managers and directors have C, Earnshaw, Lowry, Maskell of the R.A.0.B., H.M.S. "Haw farewell party to the President. 5.30 p.m. Macao, Shanghai, been passing through a particular-Davia, Service, Webber, Brock 'kins, Durban Lodge, The Wor Dr. J. Fenton, Mrs. Fenton, and Japan and Manila papera
way. I
abipful Master, officers ly mementous time in which all Messrs. C. Bond D. Harvey, brethren of Zeland Lodge No. In making a presentation of a please..copy.)
and the recent graduates. their abilities have been called Capt. Watson, Messrs. G. Gibson, 528 E.C., The Officers and Mem-silver tea kettle to Mre Fenton into play. It is at this time that Laurie, Mr. and Mrs. McLeod, bers of the Victoria Chapel, and a set of three smoking pipes such things as Sinking Funds, Re-P. Bond, J. P. Robinson, Hcial Grand Lodge, R.A.OB W. F. Cheong, on behalf of the
Mr. McCray
Messrs. G. and C.Oriental Lodge, No: 3954, Frovin to Dr. Fenton, the Chairman, Mr. serves, Equalization of Dividend Overy, W. W. Hirst, Capt. and P.G.L. China, King Edward Association, expressed the regret Accounts, play such an important Mrs. Abraham Capt. Hamilton, Hotel, Gande Price &Co., Ltd., all folt. At losing the invaluable S. C. Parke, D. O. Eumjahn, The Kowloon Football Club, The There is at least one plece of part in the affairs of limited com- Capt. Hipkin Inspectors Shan Hongkong, Civil Service Cricket help if one who had guided a satisfaction and a general lesson Panies and reveal the foresight non and Clarke, C. Hatt, EM Club, "China Mail," the Institutheir respective years in the Arts large number of students through to be found in the reconstruction and wisdom of those called to con- Raymond, R. C. Hurley, B. E. tion of Engineers and Ship Faculty. On behalf of all pre- Maughan, P. T. Lamble, Masay, builders of Hongkong, the. Com sent. He wished Dr. and Mrs. of its affairs which the great firmtrol large concerns. It is reason H. Hatch, P. Cotton, C. J. Askew,mittee and Members of the Kow of Vickers Ltd. has been forced to able to fame that in most of P. JWynne, QM. S. Steel: JW. loon Bowling Green Club, V.R.C., Fenton every happiness in their make. Part of the trouble which them a large proportion of the Williams, J. Russell, Mr. and Mrs. Officers of the Laichikok Prison, retirement In reply, Dr. Fenton the company has had to face has capital belongs to Chinese-a test others, including the Chinese staff Station, and the entira Chinese his past experiences and gave Boulton, J Judah and many Inspectors Mess; Central Folice; made some interesting remarks on been due to the decline in shipmony in itself to the confidence of the Palace Hotel.
Staff of the Palace Hotel.
BDMU words of consolation" to. building. There is no satisfac- the Chinese have in Hongkong, its Floral tributes, were sent by
those who Intended to become school-masters.. LATE SIR GEORGE GIBB tion in this, pointing as it does to companies, and its future, and in Margie, Capts. J Anderson continued anxiety and the fact those who are in charge. Share Sherriff, P. G. F. John Craig, News of the death in London well, Prof. W. 3. Hinton remarked and W W. Hipkin, Messrs. G. that trade conditions generally,
holders will be well advised to con- F. Hobbs, W. S. Cuff, C. Hatt, of Sir George S. Gibb has reached that though the results were as have not yet reached normal, tinue this confidence and to back S. Willes, AC. Jeffreys, the Colony by cable. The late Sir yet unknown to the final year Flynn, AW. Brown, J. Lowrie, George Gibb was recently in students, they might rest assured. Once the ship-yards ring to the up whatever efforts are deemed K. P. Bond GB. Tait, P. Hongkong in connection with the that knowledge and not the degree sounds of daily rivatting, we may necessary to consolidate and to Mandell Jeres A. R. P negotiations which resulted in the itself, was what mattered. If be sure that trade has come back improve. Limited companies here Davis, C. Barnshaw, J. Rosenthal, formation of the new Hongkong they had failed to achieve success to its own and the matter of the are intwined with the interests of Field, and R. L. de Moore, Telephone Company in examinations, they had at least Mr. and Mrs H Witchell, The late Sir George was 75 gained invaluable knowledge, and dole relegated to the realm of for both foreigners and Chinese Capt. and Mrs. J. B. McCaw, IR. years of age and commenced his the University would welcome gotten things. The one piece of Hitherto these concerns have Suiter Mr and Mrs. E. Cock career as a solicitor's clerk. He them with open arms if they de Macdonald, Allister and rose by degrees to an outstanding cided to remain another year for
Mrs. J. Sanderson position in the profession and at the degree alker, the request of the North Eastern Railway attached himself to them In his legal capacity. His ap social
as general manager of pan
followed a few years
satisfaction is that part of the stood out as examples decline of Vickans Ltd. is attribut-co-operation, making able to the world-reduction ingress and prosperity armament expenditure, suggest and places
ing a chastened: view and more the great amenable outlook which what is merely
Spirit is likely to
The Board of
viewto
house in
the changed and
ctora
practica
Inter Sirk
In bidding the graduates fare-
The
of the As-
bes If of the