6
Man is happiest
when dispensing good cheer.
It calls for discrimination, and
a
"
real knowledge for subtleties that make
happy friendship.
In short, it calls for
THE CHINA MAIL,.
WHITEAWAYS
CHRISTMAS BAZAAR
NOW OPEN
the
for
TOYS
GAMES
ORNAMENTS
SQUEAKERS
DOLLS
BOOKS
A. S. WATSON
& CO.,
LTD.
SOLDIERS
TEA SETS
BALLS
RATTLES
DEWAR'S
THE HONG KONG DISPENSARY,
Sze
PRESERVED CINCER & FRUIT MANUFACTURERS
Mlice 81Des Y RIC2d Floor Telephox Ma£6117
Phone C. 16.
Suu
Factors Tore Hi Pulli Kok Tsu Telophone RKISH
BEFORE
&
AFTER
DRYCLEANING OUR WAY
MANY of the suits you see that look so smart and new aren't really new at all. They've been cleaned and pressed by our scientific method that restores the freshness and resilience of the fabrics.
DRYCLEANING SERVICE IS TRUE ECONOMY.
THE STEAM LAUNDRY CO.
HEAD OFFICE & WORKS: SONGROK, Tel, K. #2, HONG KONG DEPOT: 16, Manley Nirant, Tal, C. 127. KOWLOON DEPOT: 19, Corsten Blond
Weltu or Plone for enmpleta
KOWLOON HOTEL DEPOT. PEAK HOTEL DEFOT: BÜSIKOND HOTEL (Visitors enis). ̧ Peles List.
King George IV
PRE-WAR
QUALITY
THOROUGH MATURITY
RARE
BOUQUET
DELICATE FLAVOUR
OUTSTANDING CHARACTER
-UNVARYING
STRENGTH
ABSOLUTE
PURITY
Sole Agents
Old Scotch Whisky
TIME DISTILLERS AGENCY LTD. EDINBURGH
·Scotland'
GANDE, PRICE & CO., LTD.
St. George's Building, Ice House Street,
Tel. Central 135,
CHRISTMAS NOVELTIES:
IN
ALL DEPARTMENTS.
THE BIGGEST SHOW IN TOWN
CALL & SEE
WHITEAWAY LAIDLAW & CO., LTD.
The China Mail,
(Evory evening except Sunday. Annual subscription. excluding postage abroad, H.K. $36, payable
In advanco. Local delivery free.)
Thinking I heard my Home Side wife's voice in the News No. kitchen last night I VII-My paused a moment out- Birthday! side the door. But I
SATURDAY DECEMBER 8, 1928..
.
The boy looking on at him but an officer, will not be grant: The "China Mail" has received with a sympathetic smile, al-ed his, full three months at the price lists of the butchery depart-. though he did not understand the beginning of a biennial period ment and the grocery and pro- dialect, took my cigar out of the without some special reason, vision departments of the Penin- cook's mouth, murmuring in
sula Hotel Stores, Kowloon. A English. "Dear, dear, cook, how. In the case of Judicial and edu very wide range of articles, food- extravagant you are !'"
But rational officers, such vacation stuffs and commodities is covered somehow he could not finish it leave may extend to, but must by the booklets.. himself and put it in a pudding not exceed, the ordinary vacations basin. The coolie and the amahjof the Court or institution to continued their conversation in which they belong; and they may The Final Dress Rehearsal for low tones with
an occasional generally, when absent on half the production of the Opera aiyah but after a time even that pay, leave, receive full pay during Tom Jones." by the Hong Kong ceased and they crept away, one any ordinary vacation of such Philharmonic Society, will take by one, till only the cook was Court or institution which may place in the Theatre Royal, next left and his snoring vied with occur during, the period of their Wednesday at 8.30 p.m. all Ser-, the buzzing of flies on the win-leave. There is no abatement of vicemen will be admitted... dow. For was it not the time salary during vacation leave; but for siesta?
the leave must be approved by
• No. mention
of
H.E. the Governor for the ade- At the Registry Ofice, on quate discharge of the applicant's Thursday, the wedding took place Streit the Ambulance duties, "without cost to the of Aliss Choy Ping-yeung, daugh Vaccination Corps would be public," except in very special cirter of Mr. and Mrs. Choy Po-sing Campaign complete without cumstances.
and niece of Sir Robert and Lady at least some re-
Hồ Tung. and air. Ko Yeung ference to the good work done An officer applying for leave heung, son of Mr. and Mrs. Ko during the pust few weeks. At with the intention of retiring How-kuen. The duties of best the corner of busy thoroughfares.must only receive such terms of man were performed by Mr. Ko small tables have been fitted up leave as will allow time for a de King-fan, whilst the bride who for members of the Corps on cision upon his application of re- wore European dress and carried voluntary vaccination duty.tirement; and the Governor has a bouquet of white flowers, was Needless to say, such steps are to report to the Secretary of attended by Miss Lok Chiu- being taken as a sequel to the State. An officer's salary wil in sheung as bridesmaid. A recep- prevalence of small-pox. Vac- such case cease and his pension tion was afterwards held at Lane, cination in the streets is a mat- [commences when his retirement Crawford's restaurant. It was ter of convenience for the lower is annctioned. If an officer retires attended by a large number of classes who are too busy to pro-during his leave of absence with guests. including Sir Robert and· ceed, to a hospital or dispensary: out having originally given notice Lady Ho Tung, Mr. and Mrs. Ho An example is set to old-fashion-of his desire to do so, the date Leung, and Mr. M. K. Lo. |· ed Chinese unwilling to be vacat which his half-salary is to cinated. The number of people cease will be determined accord- attended to is increasing day bying to the circumstances of the day. I forget what the record case. Leave will count from the is but I remember that it was date of relinquishment to that of formidable and highly praise resumption of aty. worthy. Mr. E. Ralphs, the As sistant Commissioner, appeared to be very glad on, landing once more in Hong Kong on Thursday. So am I
•
New Line from Hong Kong
•
#
CORRESPONDENCE
CHRISTIAN SCIENCE
An officer on leave may re. ceive so much of any allowance for house rent as may not be re- iTo the Editor of the "China Mai).") quired to cover any special ex- penses for housing accommoda- the letters appearing in your issue Sir-I have read with interest Opportunities to tion incurred by the acting off of Oct. 12. Mr. Adler evidently establish new cer. No part of any travelling considers that medical practice shipping routes allowance and no fee will be paid from Hong Kong to an officer on leave.
i antagonistic to Christian. are, 1 see, not Except in very special cases, Science practice. In this he is might have known, being neglected. The recent ins of unbroken official residence agreement with the bulk of It was that boy again. As I Sino-Portuguese yenture to in the same Colony for fifteen the Boston organisation, although Overland China Mail.gazed at the kitchen folk I in-Timor, via Macao, Saigon and years, no extension of leave will he has no evidence to show that
mediately became interested. Java, proved a failure but there exceed six months at a time, nor any antagonism exists. The coolie was talking to the is still talk of its revival. New will any Hong Kong officer on! In Science and Health Mrs. wash-amaḥ, probably discussing Guinea is being mentioned now. leave be allowed to receive half Eddy writes, "It is better for chow again. The boy seemed to remember the pre-war days salary continuously for more Christian Scientists to leave sur- have something on his mind. when an occasional ship was than 24 months: Mauritius, Cergery and the adjustment of And as the cook entered the chartered to go out there. The lon and the Straits Settlements broken bones and dislocations to kitchen he brought to the table)
stand in the same respect as the fingers of a surgeon, while an old soap box and said, "Do
Hong Kong in the matter of con- the mental healer confines him sit down, dear, and let me get
tinued leave after approved ex- self chiefly to mental reconstruc- your slippers!" "Whassa mat-
tension. In some colonies the tion and to the prevention of in- ter you? grunted the cook, look- ing at him suspiciously as he
in the majority the extension, is commends the co-operation be- period is 18 or nine months, and famation." Here Mrs. Eddy re- subsided on to the soap box.
limited to six months.
tween the Christian Scienco prac- The boy, warmed up to his sub-
titioner and the doctor that Mrs. ject, rested his hand lightly on
Revival of the dead and ex-Annie C Bill, the Leader of The the cook's shoulder.
(The weekly edition of the "China fail." Annual subscription, H.K. $13 including postage $15, payable in advance.)
T'ublished by
The Newspaper Enterprise, Ltd.
Printers & Publishers.
No. 3A, WYNDHAM STREET, HONG KONG
TELEPHONES:-
Office Central 22, Editorial Central 4641.) Cable Address:-Mail, Hongkong.
All communications should be addressed to the Newspaper. En- terprise, Ltd., to whom all remit- tances should be made payable.
London Offices:-The Far East- ern Advertising Agency (London), Lid, 86-88, Southampton Street, Strand, W.C.2
Hong Kong, Saturday, Dec. 8, 1928.
A LOOK AROUND
to mother to-morrow.”
*
The Civil Service
Service in Hong Kong has been given Information concerning the Civil in these columns on previous sake. At the end of this series will be found a number of very interesting. To-paragraphs. Further articles about
the Colonial Service, as it applies to Hong Kong, will appear on succes sive Saturdays in this column.
The boy Hong Kong in the first half of
And he settled down to enjoy the story, first placing his feet
tension of human life to its Christian Science Parent Church utmost potential duration prob has recommended and embodied ably far beyond the century mark in her Manual By-laws. Mrs. are held possible by Professor Eddy also advises a patient whom Feodor Andreieff, famous bio-Christian Scientists have failed His to relieve, to call a surgeon who
L
and
morrow's my birthday, dear," he said to the startled ruler of the cuisine. "Yesterday I saw the most divine little fur "coat," continued my wife's voice as Chinese crew of one boat made a logist of Moscow. matter-of-factedly as possible. fortune by small sales to the na- theory is that there is no absolute could give him a-hypodermie in- "You go
" muttered tives of provisions, knick-knacks, death."New York Herald Tri-jection. the cook as he threw a tea cloth etc. A fireman came back in his bune."
She added this advice to page at the boy. "You big' brute," singlet, having sold every article
964 in Science and Health to stormed the boy, "I'll go home of clothing he could. Now A new scale of fees for annual wards the later years of her life Messrs. Melchers & Co., general licences for fishing stakes and after she resorted to the aid of agents for the North German fishing stake-nets is announced several doctors and had receiv- The disgusted cook turn Lloyd of Bremen, are announcing under the Merchant Shipping Or-ed many hypodermic injections of IBy The Mail Men J
ed his back on him and a six-weekly direct service be dinance of 1899.
morphine. The Boston organisa- said "Makee forget Mother, tween. Hong Kong and New He was a big shuttup
tion which Mr. Adler represents more better," "he Guinea, via Rabaul, Witu and The resumption of duty as are so unscientific that for years Blame The blustering man, added. The boy sighed and Kalili (which are ports in the Attorney General on Thursday they have tried to keep this from
Judge who kept ruce prepared to do as he was bid. archipelago). Eventually it is hy the Hon. Sir Joseph Kemp, Kt. their members, but they cannot.
ponies for fun, "But it really is," he said again. hoped to call also at Iloilo, Port Buch., C.B.E.. K.C., on his return deny it. but, nevertheless, did not relish "What aide have hear all that Moresby, Samarai, Kaewieng and from Home leave, is notified in deep significance of these human They fail to see the being beaten when he had his stuff?" questioned the cook show-Madang. The first ship leaves the "Gazette." money on. And the kind of lan- ing some interest.
footsteps which Mrs. Eddy took guage he would use on these oc- brightened visibly. "Inside," he February. I wonder whether The name of the Auctioneering Mrs. Bill to grasp the scientific In suffering. It remained for casions was well-known. Last said. "Give me one of Master's there will be any adventures? & Brokering Co., Ltd., has been meaning and to direct her Church Saturday he put several friends cigars and tell me all about it,"
struck off the register of com- to take the forward atep in on the good thing" that romp murmured the cook.
At the last panies. Unless cause to the con- Science, of co-operation with the ed home a furlong behind the
K.C.R. Freight meeting of trary is shown in three months, medical profession. rest. The friends thought they
Charges the Taipo Dis the name of the Sarawak Timber In her later years. Mrs. Eddy would be well recompensed for
trict Council, Co., Ltd., will also be struck off was disappointed to find that not their loss, if they were present on the table and leaning back the matter of the freight charges when the owner. greeted the against the wall. "Well, Master on the Kowloon Canton Railway,
even one of her students had To-day the leading cinemas are passed, beyond the bugle call of jockey, so they all gathered round came home last night and she which are now based on kello giving final screenings of excel-Science. Consequently she was when the horse returned, and the said that!" began my voice. grammes per kilometre was lent pictures. There is "Ramona," unable to obtain a circle of sup- jockey was unbuckling the girth "Was there a scene?" asked my under discussion. It was decid. starring Dolores Del Rio at the port amongst them to combat the to remove the saddle. The old wife's voice. "Oh, tellible tinge ed to enquire from the railway Queen's; Harold Lloyd's famous common consent of the vast man looked at him for a few happened. Master said plenty what possible reason there could comedy "Safety Lant," at the majority to decrepitude minutes, and then said, "Well!" bad tings to the poor woman," be in a British Colony for the World, and "Across The Pacific." death. She fully understood that The rider looked at him, but evi and he shuddered delicately at adoption of weights and men featuring Monte Blue, at dently did not like the look in his the recollection. "Coarse man!" sures, which are not even Bri- Star.
the the power of the drug is not in- eye, and continued fiddling with said the cook.
herent in its material properties, tish standard. The Council has the saddle, whilst the friends
but in the common hope and been meanwhile advised that the The following telegram has faith in recovery which is focus- were settling down to a nice en- And for the time there was sil-whole of the Railway staff were been received by Mrs. Southorned on the drug, first by the medi- tertainment. The owner spoke ence while they meditated upon busy making up a ready reckon from the Secretary of the Ross cal profession and then by the again. "Wall!" he roared. "If, my wickedness. "He's a Cave er to transform piculs and fur-Institute, on receipt of the cheque general public who place their you can't blame the starter why Man!" decided the boy at last longs to kilogrammes and kilo- for £140, the result of the Bridge faith in the doctors; their sys- don't you blame the judge." "Whass dat?" demanded the cook metres and that in the near fu and Mah Jong party at the tem and their drugs.
sleepily. "One time I have go ture every railway employee will Helena May Institute on October picshers, see foleign picsher, and be furnished with a slide rule 17.
When Mrs. Eddy could obtain Please accept heartiest no help from her students, she The formation of have gottee this fashion man and book of logarithms.
thanks. Letter follows-Secae sent for qualified medical prac Ladies' Cluba ladies' club in "Like it?" asked the cook. He
tary, Ross Institute.. at Kowloon Kowloon is was getting very comfortable.
titioners, thus allying her spiri- Without wish- unique in the "No, I have go to see "Chinese Civil Servants ing to
tual understanding of the aliness be Judgment was reserved, in a of Mind with the common he history of the Peninsula. The piceher, but have go wrong time] Holidays facetious I can case heard at the Kowloon and faith in recovery. club is to be known as the so I have see other piecee. You
The hardly refrain Magistracy yesterday afternoon, Christian Science practitioners of Ladies' Club. Last Tuesday a tink so I no see enough of foleign from envying the "spoiled, dark when an elderly Chinese woman the Parent Church, while not re- meeting was held at the Vicar fool? I go picshers for holiday." Ings of fortune" who get favour-was charged on two counts aris commending the use of drugs, age, St. Andrew's Church when, he added.
Jable terms in Government employing out of alleged harbouring of willingly render metaphysical aid with a good attendance, Mrs. W.
-which they, certainly would not a young married girl. Mr. E. Wto any sufferers under medical Walton Rogers (wife of the But the cook was far away in get outside. Last week I dealt Hamilton was on the bench. Pro-treatment who call for help. Vicar) was elected President. the North. Probably he was nurtly with the matter of leave secuting, Mr. R. A. D. Forest, of They consult with Mrs. R. Baldwin was appointed among the paddy fields that he Now I add a few more paragraphs the Secretariat for Chinx Affairs, and co-operate with them. Each the doctors hon. secretary and Miss Molly loved, or sitting on the step of about those attractions of the said that as a result of causing deals with the case, the one meta- George, hou. treasurer. Mem- his little, mud hut in the country Civil Service. Short periods of a disturbance in Shanghai-street, physically and the other medical- bers of the committee were clect- listening to the song of his Tien- absence from duty, owing to sick complainant had been taken to ly. The practitioners of the Bos ed as follow: Miss W. Robinson, tsin lark watching the works ness, are allowed on full pay; in the police station. Investigations ten organisation, on the other Miss M. White, Miss M. Woolley, basking in the sunlight and the accordance with the local rules of that, followed revealed that de- hand will not co-operate and re- Miss Jean Black and Miss. M. dirty but happy native children each Colony, without affecting fendant had endeavoured to sell fuse all aid until after the doctor Bryson. The club will meet once playing in the mud, or telling the vacation leave. Certain restric- complainant to a man in Shatau is dismissed.
week, probably on Thursday. man in charge of the vegetable tive regulations do not apply to kok for $280. Complainant gave The object is a worthy one. The store across the way that he had vacation not exceeding, in the evidence of coming from the ladies say that they would like finished working for "folelyn case of civil officers, three calen country in search of work in the to have a debate on any subject man. Whatever, he was dream, dar months during two consecu company of defendant. She did of interest one evening and then, ing about, a smile passed over, tive years' service. It is not not wish to get married, as she on another evening, a lecture by his fat, cheerful face and be necessary that any specific period has a husband in the country. an educationalist on the subject murmured in his sleep watywe should elapse between two suc.” The, girl's « mother corroborated Lof the debater,
cessive grants of vacation leave; complainant's evidence,”
Yours, etc.,
HENRY JAPP,
Press Committee, Christian Science Parent
Lond
Church Nov 3.