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of the Colony and though the letter press will not be of much valus except to new comers, the home folk will gather from it a good idea of local manners and citatoms,
The November number of the Hong Kong Naturalist contains two more delightful Bird pictures by AM. HUGHES. This serice in well worth framing particularly by people who have nurrery walls to decorato. To those who take any interest in animal and plant life The Naturalist in indispensable. INA through the pages reflect the
quiet scholarship of Dr. G. A. C HERKLOTS, the Editor, and of his colleague Major H. P. W. Hursos, R.E.
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WEDNESDAY DECEMBER 9, 1931.
News and Views
Tale of the Day.
"And what about my hay, Mr. Bailey 1. You saem to have forget ten about that."
"Well, then, why haven't you sent it?"
British Cafes.
Giving the Gondola a" Chanos.
Travel, hint on
on the conduct a sentimental journey
correct way, to
During thy holidays I was able to spend a day in Venice, the Arst
The Imperial Economic Com mittes buvo solemnly announced what most of us knew long ago. No, mama, I ain't forgotten.it.That English people do not drink Sides, I've got it down in my enough coffee and that what they sight of which was a disappointment pocket. book.".
do drink in their hoties is to weak to me. But, as an Italian guide and is often made from stale mataanid when we
wa left, Ah, signore, rial.
but you
make mistake! This sime "I've gone and lost the book!"
The coffee of every country has its you come to Venice six in a gon- own idiosyncrasies. Thore is "as dela: next time you come two-and Odd Exchanges.
much difference between the coffee at night!***** The Norfolk Longer-Dispatch, of Vienna, with its crown of whip- American newspapor, runa: BAL exped cream, and Franch coffee, with The Christmas number of The change column under the heading its bitter tang of chicory, as there Rock includes, as usual, articles o^"Swipe" When it comes to swaps between either the black, gritty interest to a far wider circle than ping the Americane seem to have coffee you are given in Turkey or that particularly addressed. Both a queer taste, if ongtar judge from the cream-drowned coffee beloved of world affairs and Far Eastern the following extractar-
Scandinavians, Affairs are discussed in a manner that repays "eading by anyone, no matter how good an authority he
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RAUE MEETINGSwill be helf (Weather Parmitting) at "HAPPY VALLEY on SATURDAY, 19r¤ DEC. EMBER, 1931, Commencing at 2 p.m
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matter is addressed to the Roman. Catholic community, but there is no parochialiam about this publica- tion.
It is not every cathedral magazine that can command the co-operation. of a leading novelist, hat St. John's Review has a faithful and generous supporter in STELLA BINSON, who gives this month further Notes Upon Books. The articles by H. DU T. PYNER on. Chinese Porcelain (and on Arshitecture by A. TRISTIAN EDWARDS, A.R.I.B.A., are of, gen- oral interest and authoritative the subjects..
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Christmas
Chopatička? ». special number will no doubt and its way into, most Hong Kong drawing rooms. The publication has made ita niche, by a cheerful daring, and PRICE-KENDALL-A marriage has by the excellence of its illustrations. been arranged, and will take A certain tendency to wander too place in Peking on January 7, 1932, between JOHN PLAYYAIKfar afield from Hong Kong has beca PATCE,
Britannic curbed this month. However, cos Majesty's Legation in China, mopolitan we may be we like to and ALIO ELIZABETH (Betty), anly daughter of Mr. and Mra hear and read about ourselves and RB KENDALL of Peking and our doings, not only the serious Boston, Massachusetts.
things that the newspapers attend to, but the interesting trifles that are so important to our
leisure hours.
of His
The Daily Press.
HONG KONG, DECEMNER 9, 1931.
THE ART OF LETTERS IN
HONG KONG.
Barris people, particularly those from England, are constantly given to understand that they have no artistic sense, sport having usurped the place that should rightly be held by poetry, music and kindred expressions of the higher faculties. The reproacli has been levied with such persistance that many of us have come to take it for granted, and to consider, in self-defence that the arts are only for foreign.
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"Last, but by no means lease Lawn Bowls in Hong Kong by: RODT. MACWHIRTER, our local and inimitable Scottish humourist. What wealth of anecdote and shrewd aside, in this history of the game in Hong Kong! And what a careful history with just the re cords that the bowler wants! Every bowls 'man will have the book on bia shelf, but who could fail to
enjoy, passages like this f
The real reason why I'm a bit diffdent aboot speaking o' bow is is that I know so little aboot them. There's nothing mock modest boot, that Tako is from no that the man who says be knows aboot bowls is either a liar or a bit soft in the heid Nobody knows aboot bowls. Bowls ina' only a matter o' having keen eye in your heid nor is it a matter o' knowing the green you're play- ing on. Bowls is a temperamental KIMB It's worse than playing the fiddle except that the neigh boura havena nearly so much to complain aboot.
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The Best in the Empire. buggy, in excellent condition...The Araba insist that really good Will swap for bear cub, or what coffee can only be made with water you have in live stock. Reason which has been standing so long for getting rid of pony buggy is that a green scum has farmed on lad who owns same no longer has it ! pony and is six feet talk: All an swers confidential.
Fitted With Flask, Another advertiser seeks to trado a dinner jacket, known in the U.S.A. as a "tuxedo."
Hisa- nouncement reads
Will swap practically brand-new tuxedo, trained to carry pint flask, for most anything a happily married man could use; not in terested in anything for children; size about 40: cost 90 dollars.
A Toothsome Swap, But quite the most surprising tran saction is-suggested by
Would like to swap set of upper. and lower teeth for second-hand automobile: teeth guaranteed to
All these are authentic extracts from the newspaper already named.
£23 Question,
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recent Parliamentary reply official report, and cost £28. to print, which occupied 21 columns of the
Select
The coffee made in most English homes is unusually dull, we are bound to confesa. We should begin to take our coffee more seriously, best coffee is now grown in the Em- especially us some of the world's
piro.
Mr. Coolidge Defined.
Women's Pyjamas..
The Vicar of St. John's, Wey- mouth, the Rev. F. E. Coryton, has appeled to Deuteronomy as proof that the wearing of priamas by the female sex is incontestably an abo- mination,
The woman," he quoted, "shall not wear that which pertaineth unto the man, neither shall a man put on,
woman's garment." Logically, therefore, Mel Gladstone committed an abomination whenever he donned
his night-gown. And what about Chinese men and women, Does the whole race stand condemned in the eyes of Mr. Coryton!
102 British Turned Out of Oanada.
Of 107 deportees who left Mon." Presidents and ex-Presidents of real in the Laurentie for Liverpool the United States have always last month 10% were British. There beon the subject of "wise-cracks" was a family of seven, another of There is the latest about. Mr. Coo-ve and there were several families lidge. It
attributed to Mr. Eddie of four. Cantor, the American, comedian,
It was the largest number deport- who has defined "Silent. Cal? ag
ed from Montreal in one ship for 18. yeurs. "A Sphinx-wired for sound."
Crash Coincidence.
Australian Aboriginal Oricketers,
The Queensland aboriginal fant bowler, Eddie Gilbert, is luckier than some of his predecessors who were, accused of throwing
When a ear. driven by Mr. H. Jackson, of Dunmow, "collided with a woman riding a pedal cycle on the Willingale, Essex, road the latter was knocked off her machine and . The accusation was made against injured. Mr. Jackson helped her him, but it was found possible to into a cottage, where he discovered i prove, by means of slow motion nie- that she was his former wife, his tures that there is nothing objec marriage to whom was dissolved tionable in his action. If, therefore, three years ago.
the reports of his prowess are justi- fied, cricket onthusiasts may per
is mentioned in a report of the The One-Hole" Women. assist the Speaker in the arrange- Committee appointed to
In a hunch-hour lecture to young mants for reporting debates and the men at St. Stephan's. Walbrook expenditure on stationary and print-Dr. A. Herbert Gray declared: ing.
It is very difficult to understand a woman; she is the queerest thing God ever made-except man."
The 228 did not include the cost of inquiry and supervision and the delay enused to other work,
The Committee recommends that M.P.'s, instead of receiving bound volumes of debates free of charge, should pay 10s a session for them.
Many women think marriage cramps their lives because they are baked to play one role only-the role of domestic charmer--and that is not big enough for any woman.".
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hare look forward to seeing him in A. S. WATSON & Co., Ltd.
Facland in 1934. We could not, and should not, object to his inclusion on recount of his raco
It is a long time since an Aus tralian black fellow played cricket in England: But the first Australian team to tour England was composed of aboriginals, and when a Inter team, which included Spofforth, Blackham and Murdoch, went to Cambridge they astonished their hosts by being white.
Local Notes and Events
The faut dress rehearsal of Miss Hook of Holland' will take place this evening before an audience of the Services
and adherents of the Union Church, The annual meeting of members Kowloon, is advertised to take place on Friday, December 16, at 9 p.m. in the Church, Schoolroom, Jordan Read.
on demand yesterday, but weakened The dollar opened at 1a. 5-13/16d! slightly during the day and regis tered a drop of a furthing just be- ford noon. The closing rate was 18. 5-0/18d.
From the files.
HONG KONG & KOWLOON.
'MISS HOOK OF
HOLLAND.'
A CHORUS OF YOUTH AND BEAUTY:
This evening the Philharmonic Society are holding their final rehearsal for the production of Miss Hook of Holland." We say rehearsal, but perhaps this in hardly the correct term A the entire cast are to appear in costume and make-up "exnet ly as at an actual performance, nud the show is to go förward ne during the run. From a point of view of udictico also trill paesemble an
high was noticed sweeping along
A water spout some thirty feet Looking Back 25 Years. the East Lamma Channel between
After an eighteen months holiday in the homeland, Hon. Mr. F. H. Pokfulam and Lamma Island on May, Mrs. May and family return Monday afternoon at about 4.15ed to the colony by the P. & O. 6. Five cases of diphtheria and one p.m. The phenomenon was first no-
Nubia on Saturday. of enteric fever were reported outiced by some coalies on the Peak.vessel was moored a number of ordinary performance, for an in-
After the Monday. During last week, there The water spout swept towards Government officials, and civilians vitation extended to all ranks has wore tea cones (one death) of Lama and disappeared behind a went off to her to welcome Mr. and been accepted by the naval and
diphtheria, three cases (one death) bill. of enteric fever and 81 deaths from pulmonary tuberculosis.
la any British community there soon appear tennis courts, a cricket pitch, gouf posts, a bowling green and a race-courro if the place is large enough to have a
On failure to provide his lorry garrison, But a group of British people must
with a mirror through which to see traffic approaching from the roar, a HARVARD has challenged Oxford to driver was fined 87 by Mr. Grant be small indeed if there is no form
of dramatic sociuty, an art-club and interesting and thoroughly amusing 83 was imposed because the rear a debate by wireless. It is an ham yesterday. A further fine of literary society. It would be rashiden. We all know only too well the number plate of the lorry was on
fealing of exasperated impotence scured by the tail-board. to any that as many people actively which many "hroadcast speeches practies, the arta, as take part in arouse when the machine says what sport, "but the respective figures would be interesting.
merit.
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Mrs. May and accompanied them ashore in the Government "launen. military authoritics and a larga Two ricksha coolies, who were On landing Mr. May proceeded to number of soldiers and naval men charged before Mr. Grantham yes-Government House, where he will
are expected. "Miss Hook of 'terday for fighting on the Feak near probably reside during the time, he the Peak Tram Station, were each is administering the Government. Holland" was first produced some fined $0 Sergeant Baysting told The cormony of swearing Mr years before the war, and is one. the court that one of the coolies in May in as Acting Governor will of the musical shows of that firav mistaking him for someone who was eil Chamber this morning. his excitement struck the Sergeant, take place at the Legislative Coun- that still appeal. It is a little assisting his opponent.
difficult to define why Miss Hook" "I have!
holds its own but that it doen is. not taken any action for that, The preliminary report of Mr. P. vouched for by a London producer observed Sergeant Bayating, be- P. J. Wodehouse, Census Olear, is who recently stated that only four. Several motor-car drivers were cause it was a misjudgment on his published in Saturday's Gazette or five of the productions that an reply Eat hers Greek will meet yesterday for sounding their horns! it likes and we are powerless to summoned before Mr Grantham part."
It shows that there, is an increase pealed to our fathers and grand- Greek. The teams at least will be unnecessarily. It was stated that
in the non-Chinese population of fathers would be seceptable to a We have before us a pile of pub the audience! A debate without sounded his horns continuously Captain Harvey, of the steamer in the villages, and 1,350 in Kow one that would prove the best box
on an equal footing. But what of in each case the defendant had
Over 300 persons in the City of London audience to-day. Of these Victoria, 105 in the hill district, 160 Miss Hook of Holland" is the lications written and printed in heckling or interruption is a dull without reason. The Magistrate Cleveland, shot himself yesterday, loon, the latter figura being an office draw. He gave as his reasons Hong Kong and dil of very real show and bad for the debatera cautioned the defendants, all of death being instantaneous. The
increase of about 150 per cent. In that the songs of Miss Hook" are For the most part the If the B.B.C, and the whom had good records.
sound of a shot in his cabin was National Broadcasting Company.
the Chinese population there is a tuneful and catchy, secondly the heard, and on the chief mate guing decrease of some 3,000 persons in soenes are extremely effective, and authors have no object beyond the know thoir job, they will provide While coal was being unloaded, in, he found the captain lying dead, the City of Victoria, and an in- lastly." Miss Hook" lends itself pleasure in their work, and the microphones for the back seats into a lighter from the ss. Minnis with a pistol wound in his head crease of some 3,400 in the villages to claver chorus work. It was upon. hope of giving information and well. Then at last the barracker Moller, lying off Wanchai, on Mon The body was taken to the hospital of Hong Kong, and of nearly 9,000 this reasoning that the committee will come into his own. His price day, a derrick rope broke, dropping where an inquest will be hold. The in Taim Tea Shui, Yaumati and of the Philharmonic Society based amusement to friends of similar less jest that used to be lost on a a sling of coal and knocking four vessel was in the Aberdeen dock at Hung Hom. The floating popula their dosision to produceMine tastes and interests Any profit handful of turbulent neighbours coolies off the ship into the lighter the time.
tion shows an increase of some 5,500 Hook." The producer has been, dis. accuring from the sale of this will come roaring out of the official One of the men died while on their
persons, 4,500 within the harbour cerning, and has chosen a chorus of mouth-pices ten yards from the way to hospital and another is in booklet will be remitted to St speaker's ráz.
We learn that Malle. Olga imits and 1,000 in the villages of youth and beauty equal to any that There will be no a serious condition in hospital, Duboin, the well-known Russian Hong Kong The total number of has been seen on the amateur stage. Dunstan's," Bayo ROBERT MAC question of ignoring it, or talking
pianiste, who is perseveringly rank boats, etc., is 6,848, compared with WHITE, and this is the spirit of And if it is a good joke it will get Grantham in case in which has visited Cambodia and the ruins Press, Dec. 9, 1900.
it down, or pretending not to hear.. A Bne of 813 was imposed by air. ing & complete tour of the Far East,3,828 in 1001-Hong Kong Daily the arts in Hong Kong,
the full laugh that it deserves. motor driver was summoned for, of Angeer. She is now in Saigon, Looking Back 50 Years. There are other possibilities. There causing an obstruction outside the where she gave a concert on the 9. A Bwner's
A Hong Kong is nothing intrinsically impossible Empress Hotel The summons had 23th ult, which was largely attend. At a meeting of Bentchauen held Sketch Book" beautifully produced about a boat-race by television been adjourned from the pravicused and proved very successful. So on Wednesday evening steps were by Ye Olde Printerle, Ltd., will But unfortunately for football, in weak because the defendant did not much was Her 11 make an ideal gift bok to people spite of the popularity of broad appear in person but had sent ciated that the war lance appro- taken for the formation of a St. A matines is to be given next
was solicited to give Andrew's Society..
Wednesday and it is hoped that The sume repre- another, and though intending to in England. What a pity the Atlantic, a Yale Cambridge fixturesentative appeared again yesterday leave by the last French mail steam
parents will arrange for their child- Night Editor (Wanchai Ofoe) volume did not appear in time to
The French ironclad frigate ren to see the production, for "Mis on those lines would probably never and, in imposing the file, his Wor-er, she consented to do so, She will Themis was to leave the Aberdeen Hook of Holland is a delightful Tel.. '24611. London Officer B, Fleet Street, catch the Christmas Maill. The huge The difference between ship observed that defendant would arrive here by the next French Dock and the Mary Thetam was to for the younger people, as it is for
Rugby and American football is too have to pay for the privilege of mail-Hong Kong Daily Press, be docked there last nightgrown-ups. illustrations catch the atmosphere grant.
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The many beautiful costumes and lighting effects portray delightful scenes and in Avery way an artistic triumph is promised. It is safe to alone will make Miss Hook say, however, that the chorus work splendid production.