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kandübü, zavise
From the Java-China-Japan Lijn N.V., the "China Mall" has received a useful office calendar for 1930.
The "China Mai" has received Christmas greetings from the Far East Aviation Company and the Club Lusitado.
The Dollar Steam Ship and the American Mail Lines send the
TUESDAY, DECEMBER 24, 1929.
THE
SLANGUAGE"
OF SLANG
CRIME
THE SECRET JARGON OF (
"China Mail" a beautiful painting of SLANG has penetrated to all To Sting a Gee.--To take part in a-
"The Gipsy Dance.”
The Arst meeting of the newly constituted Harbour Board Was hald in the Board Room of the Harbour Office yesterday afternoon. Pressmen woro not admitted.
On enquiry yesterday, we learn that Mr. R. H. Charles, who had a bad apil at the Kwantl course on Sunday, is making good progress, although confined for the present to
hla bed.
For failing to provide his vehicle with two independent and efficient brakes, the Chinese driver of a motor lorry was yesterday fined $30 by Mr. T. 3. Whyte-Smith at the Kowloon Magistracy. Another lorry
driver who had one ineffiefont brake was fined $20.
Captain J. A. Agnew Wallace has been appointed Adjutant to the 2nd. Battalion, Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders; now stationed at Tien tain. His recent appointment, noti- fied a short time ago, as Adjutant of the 88th Battalion of the same regiment, has now been 'cancelled.
A Christmas treat to the poor, under the care of the Society of St. Vincent de Paul, was held yesterday at the C.Y.M.S. Club, at which His Lordship, Bishop H. Valtorta presided. After tos, money, blan-
kets, and toys were distributed to "the deep spiritual significance of more than 200 dependants of the the Christmas goose," as the late Society, Locker-Lampson pleasantly put
Early yesterday morning, three it. One might almost say that men, armed with revolvers and dag- with the death of Dickens, Christ-rers, raided the top floor of 65, mas, as a domestic institution, or Bonham Strand West. The only inmates were two young Chinese saturnalia "en famille," fell into women who were overpowered with- a sort of slow decline. Assuredly out dificulty. The raiders, who got there are no auch heroic repasts, in through the roof, made a haul of such ultra-convivial gatherings, departed.
jewellery worth $381, and quietly in these degenerate days of gas- tronomic moderation, as those re- corded by "Boz" when his exuber ant altruism, vented itself in the
On the application of Mr. D. H. Blake, for the prosecution, Mr. T. S. Whyte-Smith yesterday registered convictions, without penalty, in
pages of his "Christmas Booka? cases in which the Nam King Manu- and other notable
With facturing Co., and the Hui Chuen the elder among us,
Printing Shop were charged in re spect of possession of labels which rather season of self-commun- were colourable imitations of the ing and remembrance. There are "Eveready" Trade Mark.· flowers that yield a sweeter fragrance as the day declines and the shadows lengthen on the ever- lasting hills; and with the coming of the night are the immutable stars, and one, the brightest of them all," that burns eternal in
NEWSBOY GUESTS
Senator Invites Them To New Year Dinner
Atlantic City, 'Yesterday, Senator Edge, the American Ambas- the East, whence Hope came into sador to Paris, an ex-newsboy, has
MERRY CHRISTMAS! the world
Judgal w Braną
་་་
NEWS IN BRIEF
Lieut. F. M; Bucher, Royal Scots,, is being posted to the 2nd Battalion at Tientsin, from the 1st Battalion now at Aldershot.
A Merry Christmas! Once again the age-long wish will be re-echoed in every home from every heart in Hong Kong at midnight. We have no **"white" Christmas so far as Bnow and Captain WH; Williams, M.C., frost are concerned, But in the R.A.SC., why recently left Hong purity of our thoughts and the Kong for the United Kingdom, is sincerity of our wish we can retiring at an early date, make it a truly "white" Christ- mas for ourselves and all around
us.
Although the Christmas season has been "denuded of much that in time past considered obligatory to a proper observance
of the feast, the gift of the spirit still remains with us; and, after all, that is the essential prin
Captain F., C. Marriott, Royal Artillery, who is at present serving
cabled Inviting news boys in Atlantic City to be the guests of his annual New Year's dinner to his former com rades-Reuter American Service.
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classes of society, and adays, of course, to both sexes But there is a subtler and more intimate "language" current among criminals and the outcasts of society. It is used all over the world among those who wish to keep their conversation secret from the police and the law-abiding com- munity. Here is a small lexicon of slanguage used. by English and American criminals, mock auction salesmen, and tramps: A Banana. Doubtful gentleman
friend.
Bewa.-Woman.
To Blow Your Top-To become hysterical or temporarily in-
Banc.
A Boss.-A Farmer. Boss Crib-Farm house. A Break-A square deal. Bright Lights-Diamond necklace. Bumped OK.-Shot or killed. Bunce.-Profits.
Deuce Funt.-£2.
A Dick or a Bull.-Detective.
swindle.
Smiting to Bogey.To remove an A Stug.-Bullet.
"awkward queatfoder from a
mock ȧuction. To Smoke-To shoot. Snowbed or adiflet.
Hophead-A drug
To Stash.-To hide. To Stretch.To be handed. To Sunny-or Vardeg.-To look at. To Tall.-To track the police. Uncle Ben.£10. Take the Ozona.-Clear out.
Whittler or Clown-Country polles-
man.
Yegg. Safe-blower.
The Flapper Dictionary Dimbox-a taxicab. Flatwheelar-young man who takes Egg Harbour a free dance.
-a girl to an egg harbour. Clothesline-one who tells neigh--,
bourhood secreta.
"Let's blouse"-let's go. Crapehanger-reformer. Snugglepup-young man
who fre-
quents petting parties. Potting party social avent devoted.
to hugging.
L
Finale-hopper-young man who at
rives after all bills are paid. Hiphound-one who drinks booch.
Dishing a Dod.--Getting rid of a Apple-sauce-flattery or bunk.
revolver.
Dumbell.-A fool.
Weeping willow-same as empe-
hanger,
To Fan-To pat a man's pocket for Alarm clock-a chaperon.
a gun.
Fingers.-Men.
Freezing Up to Wet-Getting to gether for a drink, the Na Cas Wagon. Motor car. Gazoomphing the Sarker-Parting
a fool from his
Glock-A man money. Grassing-Giving information. Harnessed Bull. Policeman
A
uniform. Harness Bull.-A policeman,
Hoofer.-Cabaret dancer
A Jolt.-A sentence, To Lam-To run.
In
uniformed
Father Time-any man over thirty Dingledangler one who persists in
years of age.
telephoning.
static-conversation' Cake basket-o limousine.
nothing.
Olican-an Impostor.
that means
Fire alarm-a divorced woman. Cuddle-coatle-young man who takes
a girl for a ride on a 'bus. Forty-niner-man who is prospect.
ing for a rich wife. Tomato-good-looking girl with no
brains.
Slat-young man.
Lamp Post-Any piece of expensive Strike breaker young woman who
jewellery.
Midjic. Shilling, Multog Shirt.
goes about with her friend's young man while there is a coolness.
To be Muzged. To be photo Cake-eater harmless lounge lizan A Mouthpiece.A lawyer.
graphed Mungeaty-Food.
To Muscle In-To poach on
rival's preserves.
A PhonyA+ fake. Pineapple. Small bomb.
To Pitch the Fork (or to Sling the Hatchet)-To get more for your money.
A Racket. A dubious way of mak-
ing a Ilving.
TEN YEARS AGO
[From the "China Mail," December 24, 1919.1 ...
To-day's dollar is worth 4/- 11%d.
Be Happy-Christmas is e sesso for indoor huddling and cuddling, love A Rap-A charge and the count. and laughter, forgetfulness of tros- Rické or Gees. People who mingle passes, and the unbuttoning of all our with crowds to arouse anthu-kindest human impulses. It might siasm during mock'auctions.
will be called Dickens Day. May your fun and follily be as kearty as it Rod (or Gat, Heater or
must have been at the Cans wedding, Iron)-Revolver.
and withal as Innocent God bless you Rustle Me.-Get me.
all. May no killjoys you damay, Be Screwing.-Burgling.
happy-
Smoke
MEN, WOMEN, AND AFFAIRS
An Unfortunate Look: Effects Of The China War: Royal Bird Fancier: Some Service Clubs: A Queer's
in Singapore, will be posted to Hong A Tientsin Incident Kong early in February. ++
Hall Conductor
tion of trade in North Manchuria and RATHER" a curious incident is Mongalia the firm have decided to Cu close their local office until the poll- reported in Tiantain
tical outlook becomes brighter and
A fine of $15 was yesterday Im- November 24, the cook of a res-there is a prospect of resuming basi posed by Mr. T. S. Whyto-Smith on dent of the Italian Concession was
lorry driver, for cutting in front arrested in the 3rd. Special Area.
21054.
Membership those la practically restricted to those who hold Regular commissions; although "the Senior" makas an exception in favour of flald officers in the Yeomanry,
"The Terriers” “
'ciple. If by some evil chance the "guilty before Mr. T. 3. Whyte-meat he had bought in the Fwith nice collection of budgerigars | 15, Padmitted #rs should logicsi. report an accident after coulding this arteat was that "the book had including one she specimens of the
fara and fashionable blue variety, tical one of a shrinkage of members
at lunch-time in the Junior it is
of two other vehicles when 'driving The cook had alighted from the The King as Bird Fancier out of Gastoigne Road into Nathan tram edthing from the French As his Majesty's principil my first is that "the Juniors used The Sponsors of the new proposal LTHOUGH philately" In'and - will have, however, twở strong argumenté Road.
Concession, and Intended to board hobby it not garerally known this to admit officers of the Militia, another tram going to the Italian he is also interested in the breeding than the Territorial Army, not A lorry driver yesterday pleaded Concession. He was carrying the and keeping of cage birds the rice of the Milica um thờ
At SandHfghan there is an aviary second End It fundamental religious significance Smith, to a charge, of falling to Contestion." The flason given för
The second argument is the pras- were to he entirely eliminated from the festival, the fact that with a bus "Im Waterloo Road. "He bought meat in the French Con- A pair of these blue budgerigars in ship many have rons to the Rag
was fined $19.
cession" He was gaoled, in the a small cage were in his Majesty's since the latter extended its premises here is a breathing-space, or
CL and condemned to pay a fine came remarkably fame,
room throughout his illness, and "be-
and lowered its entrance fee, At short interlude, in the common A splendid display of Christmas of th. At night the fine was 16. The gine a not the only monarch
prosent it is as easy to get table round of “getting and spending, delicacies and Christmas fare is to duced to $21 and after payment to be interested in these charming hard to find one at the Rag or
be seen in the window of the the cook was set free, and rives little birds for the Emperor of Japan of laying "waste our powers, in Kowloon branch of the Dairy Farm. receipt, Inasmuch as the salp is so devoted to them that they be
proposal is carried the clining us rather to a considera- The display has attracted, great at of mest in the French Concession came a loyal vogue amongst his sub- Junfor should soon fill up for lis Jacta, About two years ago... the. | bullding in Charles Street, of the tion of the claims of others, than tention from shoppers and ordinary is undes much more efficient super- Japanese Hemand was so great as "to - Elymarket, la in many ways" the a too complete concentration on passers-by. It includes sucking vision than the Chinese territory, short while the price of blue budger-anest of all
pigs, roast beef, legs of mutton, and it seems outrageous that residents clear out the market, and for a our own personal affairs, would
gare rose to fantastic agúrese even the ordinary sausage made to in the Italian Concession are pro-
much na 240-being given for ant alone make the great feast one of look far from ordinary Memories hibited, from making use of the pair. ethical importance in the fleeting of the Home shop at Christmas French. Market, 31 AF years that constitute the brief are revived, thanks to the artistic taste of Mr. J. W. Batkley the apan which is our life here be branch manager low. And it is above all, the
tentok children's festival. A Christmas The Committee of the Benevolent
Society announce that the 'AKE without children would be as
factory saunt of $429 dismal ailure as plura pud- of the Bridge and Ma
kif had on Decem
to Bes
BITY
Results of China War
The Halle Conductor
SIE Familion Harty, who conducts the Halle Orchestra at the Quoon's "Hall: is a quiet voiced, gry: haired man with an Irish accent and tremendour reserva of enthusiasm
A Rift in Clubland
THE membership of the Junior
United Bervice Club which dor for the outle side of nature and the AE or, the resale of the Sino-Ruspite its profit is one of the oldest works of Hector Barlioz not fro pasalan cridia has been the closing of the Service clubs is the mosqueft reómbidación. **** down="/textsorarily) of the office menty divided, if not treat by faly 2 Ha liswondoms Lame as a com
Ho Lear porkers and dret of his works, Tons Foom With the Wild Geese, is to
Corined at the next concert of
of the Mongolian Central Co-opers, reaching proposals
Live in Due Dillon, French Concension
19 firma of strong financial with branch offices at Kal.
Harbin, Hallara and other fawns
and North, Manchuria,
than the admission of Tar
EN.VR oficers as me
Although the odde
wilightly in favour of the
Ing carried at the next
a lucrative" burlandi Ing, there is atgongra
rook positionmong the dida
that he
known The Halls Orchestra,
chief source of mut
Was Founded ago by Biz Chating-
to 150