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HIGH LIFE IN HONG KONG.
WHEN NOVEMBER COMES UPON US-
PREPARING FOR THE CHRISTMAS RUSH.
THE COLONY'S SOCIAL SEASON COMMENCES.
November sees the male of the génu saiyon packing his white auita away in camphor-wood trunks, and dragging from those Bamo boxes heavier tweeds and serges, For here, as at Home, the month of November heralds the swift ap- proach of influenza, red
Doses, cougha, and-Christmas.
Not that one can possibly com. pare the climate of Hong Kong
[By HERBERT FIELD.]
After the soft garments of the sum, Hong Kong. No, the amateurs of mer, guests are perhaps apt to feel Hong Kong certainly put up very slightly self-conscious in the clammy creditable performances. embrace of the more conventional dress-shirt but, after a while, we the way, i
An amateur dress rehearsal, by worth a chapter to forget to finger our bow surrepti-itself. ously and, together with, our shirt,
The P.M.G. relax exceedingly, and become less "stiff."
November is also the one month of the year when the Colony gives ite hard-worked Postmaster-General Amateur the attention" he deserves, for this
The Amateurs.
November sets the
fact
"must
with that, say, of London. Indeed, Dramatic Society rehearsing fever is the month when parcels intended the newcomer to the Colony re-ishly for forthcoming productions to reach "The Old Country joices in weather that he terms "mild" and "balmy But he who They may he rehearsing the "Geibe despatched if our relatives are has endured the heat and humidity sha," the "Mikado," the "Pirates to receive them by Christmas morn- of Hong Kong's summer is more af Penzance"-aything but "Little ing. than glad to overhaul his mothed Ridinghood," as a matter of If the postman trudges through exten woollics,"
And it is more than likely the snow of a Surrey lane, stamps to superintend the reviving" of his crinkled and that one's taipan may be a memhis way up a long garden path, jaded-looking black dinner jacket, her of the caste.
ringe the hell of a door and then, and to keep a sharp eye, on his
If such be the case, woe "betide the endaverous depths of a huge fumbling with mittened fingers in tai-pam When the taipun says the hapless chit-coolic er fakt who sack, produces parcels and presents "Turn," the staff turn-to tweeds.
dares to pile if he should sud-from Aunt Jane in Guernsey, Uncle Mr. Chairman and Gentlemen!" and find him brandishing the offer Tooting, Sister Anne in Puddlesley denly enter the Great Man's office Tom in Winnipeg, Cousin Fred in London has its Lord Mayor's ruler while he informs the office cum Slosh, but nothing from Unele in November, when the calendar, a knob-tailed Chinese cat, Best in Hong Kong, depend upon "King-of-the-Square-Mile" holds and the photograph on the wall of it, my masters, it is our fault. Our tis coronation" procession and past Chairman of the Board of worthy Pertmaster General has told with great pomp and heraldry, the Directors, that he is a pirate chief us repeatedly during the past weeks State conch with ita Cipriani panels or that a policeman's life is not a that the Christmas Mail from Hong and wix mettlesome stallions, driven happy one!
Kong to England closes definitely by a pink and plump coachman Nrithor is the coolie's, if he dares, on; November 0, and long before wearing a three-cortiered gold-I say to grin But coolies and that date, he and his excellent staff, Braided hat, conveys My Lord Mayor fukta are well-versed in the strange European, Portuguese, Chinese to take the oath of office at the antics of we foreiga devils, and I and Indian-have been **at the Courts of Justice. The evil-smell. doubt if my own particular youth-ready." ing motor cat has not ret succeed he was sixty-five last birthday, by
show
So we scramble from shop to
ed in displacing that wonderful the way would "bat an eyelid if shop. spending cash and signing coach, so reminiscent of Miss Cin-be found me one morning walking chit-quite the same thing. I as derella's dream.
around the office on my hands with fure rou-in a manner that will But Hong Kong has no such my feet in the air.
interfere badly with our bank man- pageantry in November although, No doubt, though, his friends in ager's cajoyment of hit Vancouver no doubt, any little effort in that Chinatown would hear about it that turkey and plum midding. rext direction would not be at ali des- same evening, eitting gravely smok month: pised by our Chinese neighbours. which hold only a tiny pinch of for Father, forgetting that he is ing their quaint little tin pipes We purchase 1 mal-johngn set Our only out-of-door ceremony has tobacco, while Ah Yat, as gravely short-sighted and won't have pati a more tragic aspect for, on that and at great length, related the enes to play, any way ncession, Hong Kong stands iurid details between puffs at his purchased kimonos and tea set from We have silent homage before the Nation's long-stemmed pipe and swige at a Matsuki, the Japanese, merchant; Glorious Dead. In common with the rest of the world, we lay wreaths at the foot of our Ceno taph and our streets gleam with the blood-red tinge of Flander poppies.
actors.
of sugar-less "and milk-less we have haggled for nearly an hour. char.
with Cham Ming, the curio dealer; But to return" to our amateur we were confident at the start that Every year eers
we would get the "Fuchow" braes them pluckily vases, made in Birmingham, at our Still, Hong Kong is by no racana cult productions.
giving performances of most diffi- price, while Cham was equally ooo- dull during this month.of changing over an unaccustomed sword and figure. Aad so it was!
Nobody trips fident that we would meet bie monsoon. The dinner season has pitches head-first from the stage of The end of it all has been that commenced, when this or that the Theatre Royal into the big our worthy P.M.G. and his staff society seeks an excuse to explain drum is the orchestra below, No have had to tackle a record Xmas its aims and objects in public and body stands tongue-tied with stage-mail-every Xmas mall in Hong to feast its visitors in such a man fright, lending themselves to the Kong. by the way. is 4 ner that, next year, they will partiever-ready sense of humour of the card" cipate as members" with other soldiers and sailors in the stalls cerned have worked wonders. The one-und the officials con- intended victima re "4 visitors." below.
Still, they are cheery functions, wrong time or fails to die" after
Nobody comes on at the Xmas mail left on tice. three Hong Kong dinneis, none the they have been poisoned, stabbed sending presents completed, we are So, the business of buying and less than those in London, Glas or shot in the approved stage man-now left with a few days' leisure gow, or Torento, "Mr. Chairman neg. And. if any and Gentlemen is heard as fre- did happen, I doubt if anybody Match and the Hong Kong St. Leger, these things to, devote to the Interport Cricket quently here as elsewhere when among the audience would smile, both of which events deserve, and good vinnds and Scotch "milk" ог we take our pleasures very shall have, a complete chapter to have done their work thoroughly.gravely and with great dignity in themselves.
Diary of Coming Events.
To-day. (November 14.)
Interport Cricket: Malaya Hong Kong, H.K.C.C. ground, 10.39 4.m.
A re-
Interpert, Cricket: Malaya v Hong Kong, H.K.C.O ground,r. Navy, Kowloon F.C. ground, 4 Tootball:-Lai Wah Cup, Army 10.30 a.m.
Interport Dinner H.K.. Hotel, St. Joseph's, Club v. Recreio, Police
p.m. Division I.: South China 8 p.in. Lecture "Plays of Galsworthy"
Billiards Institution of Engineers China Av. R.A.M.O., K.O.S.B. Chinese. Division II. South by Prof. R. K., M. Simpson, M.A., and Shipbuilders v. Club, Lusitano, 1. Kowloon, Chinese B. Somer M.C., Union Assembly Room, 5.15 p.m University 8.30 p.m.
Queen's Theatre: "Alibi (talk-Artillery . Ewo, Chinese "Ar sets, Navy. University, Royal R.E.O.CA. Dinner, Savoy Hotel,ing picture). 8.30 p.m.
World. Theatre:
Recreio, Eastern "The Woman Joseph's South China "B."
1. Club, St. from Hell."
Star Theatre: Midnight Taxi." Queen's Theatre "Alibi" (talking Ten Dances: Hong Kong Hotel, picture). and Peninsula Hotel, 6 p.m.
World Theatre: "Woman. from Dinner Dances: H.K. Hotel and Hell." Peninsula Hotel, '8.30 p.m.
Tides: High, 8.05 a.m, and 8.03 p.m.; Low, 2.10 p.m. and 2 p.m.
Concert in aid of St. Peter's Young Men's Club, Cathedral Hall,
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Queen's Theatre: "Alibi” (talk are).
Theatre: "The Woman
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Star Theatre: Midnight Taxi." Ten Dances: Eong Kong Hotel, and Peninsula Hotel, 6 pm.
Dinner DancES : H.K. Hotel, Peninsula and Repulse Bay Hotels, 2.30 p.m.
Tidea: High, 7.09 a.m, and 7.39 inm.; Low, 193 4.m. and 1.20 p.m.
European Mails:-Inward: Lon ปวด vid Straits, parcels only | (Patroclus).
Friday. (November 15.) Christina Fellowship Meeting, Helen's May Institute, 10.30 am.
Saturday. (November 16.) Extra Race Meeting, Happy Valley, 2 p.m.
Star Theatre: "Midnight Taxi." Tea Dances: Hong Kong Hotel, Peninsula Hotel, 5 p.m.
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